VIDEO: Next gen of the South Africa Women's Sevens squad

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The South Africa Women's Sevens A side will be sporting a couple of new faces when they take to the field this weekend in Dubai.

Seven players will travel with the international team for the first time.

One of the new players, Asiphe Mayaba, has Test experience and has scored five tries for the Springbok Women, while Kayla Swarts, younger sibling of South African track superstar Wayde van Niekerk, represented SA in field hockey at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Danaé van der Bergh is the daughter of former Springbok loose forward Elandré, who played one Test in the green and gold in 1994, while her Leopards teammate Vianca Boer excelled for the SA Students Sevens team this year.

Voice Ndou was the leading try scorer for Western Province in the 2024 Women's Premier Division where she played alongside Anja le Roux and Donëy Filies, who represented the Junior Springbok Women earlier in the year as well.

Le Roux revealed that this weekend representing the international team will be one of her proudest moments.

"What excites me most about playing for the South Africa Women Sevens side is the culture and just the bond in the camp is incredible."