Overview
- SA Rugby has confirmed Swys de Bruin’s resignation and named Laurian Johannes‑Haupt and Franzel September as acting co‑head coaches for the rest of the season.
- The union has not set a timeline for choosing a permanent replacement and has asked for no further comment so the team can focus on upcoming matches.
- The Springbok Women lost 52‑20 to New Zealand’s Black Ferns in Soweto in their most recent Test and now head into the WXV Global Series with interim leadership.
- De Bruin is credited with major progress for the programme, including a World Cup quarter‑final place, a top‑10 World Rugby ranking and 14 wins from 21 matches, and he has denied media claims that his exit was over unpaid win bonuses.
- Johannes‑Haupt and September were part of recent successes such as an unbeaten Rugby Africa Women’s Cup run and a Test series win over Fiji, and their performance in WXV fixtures versus Wales, Italy and Spain will shape short‑term coaching and commercial decisions.