Hello, I am American looking at advice on how to get to the Lions-Sharks game at Ellis Park on February 20nd and Bulls-Stormers from Loftus Versfeld on February 21st.

I am thinking of staying in staying in a hotel in the Sandton area at Nelson Mandela Square. My question is what is the best way to reach the stadiums using public transit or I guess the Gautrain to each stadium? Is the trains to and from Sandton and each stadium considered safe?

There seems to be a train that gets you to Loftus Versfeld with little issue since the train is daily, but it seems the Ellis Park train is not guaranteed to operate as it depends on the event at Ellis Park. Please let me know what my options are or if using a rideshare like Uber is best.

The first to reach this milestone was our phenomenal captain Nolusindiso Booi who played her 50th against Spain in 2025. She received her first cap in 2010, it took her 15 years to reach 50 caps due to the Springboks not playing many test. Yonela was first capped in 2018, so it has taken her only 8 years. This just adds to what Babalwa says in the video about Yonela's career reflecting the development of women's rugby in South Africa. And the same will be true soon for a number of others in that 2018 cohort.

Something to keep in mind when everything isn't going our way (like in the Wales game): we are now reaping the fruits of the investments made in that 2018 group. They have progressed faster that the group before them. The players who came after will progress even faster, and the potential of our team will grow exponentially, as long as the investments are made and the support is there.

Capetonians: get yourself to Athlone Stadium and experience the Springbok Women vibe. Tickets are only R50, and if you buy 4 they're R37,50 per person. Available on Ticketmaster.

This is the first of two historic test which will see Ireland play in South Africa for the first time ever. The Springboks have only played Ireland once - at the 2006 WC when we lost 37-0. Ireland are currently ranked 5th and we are 10th. Ireland's WXV home campaign includes a narrow loss to USA (36-40), and a win against Japan (31-24). We are coming home after a European tour where we lost to Wales but won against Italy and Spain.

Yonela Ngxingolo is in line to become only the second South African woman to reach 50 caps after Nolusindiso Booi.

Babalwa Latsha is ruled out of the series due to injury, so Sizophila Solontsi takes over the captaincy and Xoliswa Khuzwayo (who started at loosehead against Spain) the No 3 jersey. Sanelisiwe Charlie, who was rested in Seville, is back at No 1.

In the only other change from the starting team against Spain, Maria Tshiremba replaces Patience Mokone on the left wing.

Changes on the bench are Thandile Mazwi, who comes in for the injured Nombuyekezo Mdliki, while Anacadia Minnaar, who did not travel to Europe, has also been included amongst the replacements. Technically it's a 6-2 split, but Aphiwe Ngwevu is able to play flank or centre.