Springbok Women Kick Off 'operation Spain' Ahead Of Test Match

There may have been more than a nod to the military precision expected from his Springbok Women's squad that arrived in Alicante, Spain, from France on Sunday, when performance coach Swys de Bruin announced that Operation Spain is now officially under way.

The Springbok Women had a productive first training session yesterday for the weekends Test, to be played at Campo de Rugby Amors Palao in nearby Elche on Saturday.

De Bruin was happy with the energy and clarity at the teams first hit-out, and said it bodes well for the expected South African effort.

You could feel the buzz at breakfast already this morning, everyone is keen to go, and the players are clearly excited for this week, said De Bruin on Monday.

Since we arrived and started with our team meetings and now training, all the focus is on Spain and their strengths and weaknesses. We left what happened in Marcoussis good as it was behind in France and came to Spain with this Test match in mind.