Shiniqwa Lamprecht has been appointed captain of the Springbok Women's Sevens 'A' squad for this weekend's International Invitational tournament at the Emirates Dubai Sevens.
The Springbok Women's Sevens team kept their undefeated run at the Rugby Africa Women's Sevens Cup going by beating Kenya 22-0 in Sunday's final in Nairobi.
SA Rugby President Mark Alexander and Springbok Women's Sevens coach Renfred Dazel led the tributes after Mathrin Simmers, South Africa's most experienced women's sevens player, decided to retire.
The Springbok Women's Sevens' late defeat against Kenya in their HSBC SVNS Play-off final in Los Angeles on Sunday means they will have to qualify for Division 2 next season.
The Springbok Women's Sevens squad received a timely boost for the all-important HSBC SVNS Playoff in Los Angeles with the inclusion of dual Springbok Simamkele Namba.
Springbok Women's Sevens captain Mathrin Simmers paid tribute to her teammates after they signed off in the last of three HSBC Sevens Challenger tournaments in Krakow, Poland, with their first win of the series.