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"It also taught me resilience because in sevens you can be down and out in one minute but turn the game around the next. Those lessons have translated into 15s, especially at the World Cup, where the stakes are so high."
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Zintle MpuphaI think it was a message that the Springbok Women belong at the highes — Zintle Mpupha
"I think it was a message that the Springbok Women belong at the highest level. It means that young girls can dream bigger and the country can start to see the true potential of women’s rugby."
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Zintle Mpupha is a South African women's rugby union player and cricketer from Middledrift, Eastern Cape, South Africa. She played cricket for Border cricket team and rugby for Border Bulldogs as well as the South Africa women's national rugby sevens team as a fly half.
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"To finally see it pay off on a stage like the RWC felt like a testimony to God’s grace and our team’s resilience. For women’s rugby in South Africa, it was so much bigger than just us"
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"You know they will test every part of your game. For us, the key was discipline and structure. We couldn’t get caught up in their tempo or play on emotion alone"
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"I also want to be part of building pathways for younger girls so that when they pick up a rugby ball, they already see a future in the sport."
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"That environment sharpened my ability to make quick decisions, manage space effectively and maintain intensity over long periods"
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"Off the field, it’s about being approachable, sharing knowledge and making them feel supported in moments of doubt"
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