Canada beat the Springbok Women by 50-20 in a pulsating Test, playing with composure and showing why they are ranked second in the world against a South African team that never gave up at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, on Saturday, 5 July, 2025.
The Bok Women can take some confidence from their second-half performance, but they will learn that a Test is 80 minutes long, and good sides will punish them when they drop their guard.
Despite a few times when they looked good with the ball in hand, the Bok Women’s discipline unfortunately let them down, while they also made too many mistakes on attack and defence, which handed possession to the Canadians.
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