Boks on tour in UK

Wales twice played - and beat - South Africa in South Africa, the first Tests played by the Springbok women, who are now on tour in the UK. The teams meet again on Saturday, 30 April 2005.

The touring Springboks have a large party, capable of fielding two teams and equipped as any Springbok men's team would be.

They played their first match on Tuesday against the Wales development team and won 17-10.

Of that winning team only Melissa Sonnekus is in the starting team for the Test, though Magdalene Pylman, Nadia Muller, Dolly Mavumengwana, Lilly Coetzee and Dinah Zweni are on the bench.

The captain of the women Springboks is Nomsebenzi Tsotsobe, the daughter of a great wing, the late Toto Tsotsobe.

Wales ended last in the Six Nations with only a draw with the Spain as any solace. Their only recent victories this year were in the two Tests against South Africa in South Africa last May, winning 8-5 in Port Elizabeth and 16-15 in Pretoria.

Wales have two new caps on the bench - Dolgellau Lock, Louise Akers, who played for the development team against the Springboks, and UWIC flanker, Rhian Bowden, the captain of Wales Under-19.

Teams:

Wales: 15 Elen Evans, 14 Hayley Baxter, 13 Rhian Williams, 12 Lowri Jones, 11 Manon Williams, 10 Awen Thomas, 9 Kerry Jenkins, 8 Emma Phillips, 7 Kylie Wilson, 6 Catrina Nicholas, 5 Ayla Rose, 4 Rachel Brown, 3 Louise Horgan, 2 Jennifer Davies, 1 Amy Broadstock,
Replacements: 16 Sophie Williams, 17 Claire Horgan, 18 Louise Akers, 19 Rhian Bowden, 20 Becky Davies, 21 Stacey Saunders, 22 Louise Rickard.

South Africa: 15 Yolanda Meiring, 14 Nomsa Tendekwana, 13 Ingrid Botha (V/C), 12 Zolisa Noxeke, 11 Ronwin Kelly, 10 Lebeth Oktober, 9 Ella Erasmus, 8 Mandisa Williams, 7 Melissa Sonnekus, 6 Nomsebenzi Tsotsobe (captain), 5 Wendy Adlem, 4 Anne-Marie van Biljon, 3 Cebisa Kula, 2 Yolandi Marais, 1 Louise du Pisanie.
Replacements: 16 Babalwa Vena, 17 Zilungile Makaula, 18 Dolly Mavumengwana, 19 Nadia Muller, 20 Lilly Coetzee, 21 Magdalene Pylman, 22 Dinah Zweni

Date: 30 April 2005-04-28
Kick-off: 14.30
Venue: Ebbw Vale RFC
Referee: Huw David