Springbok Women's forward Catha Jacobs feels tough Tests, like the recent home matches against the USA, have helped expand their skill set as they gear up for Saturday's Test against the Black Ferns in Johannesburg.
Less than a year after their World Cup dream was ended by the Black Ferns, the Springbok Women will get a second chance to measure their progress when the two sides meet again at FNB Stadium on Saturday.
New Zealand’s 48-11 victory in the quarter-finals in Exeter last September ended South Africa’s historic run to the last eight, but the Bok Women had gone into half-time level at 10-10 before the experienced Black Ferns pulled away.
The match serves as a historic curtain-raiser to the third Greatest Rivalry Test between Springboks and All Blacks.
For Catha Jacobs, who looks set to earn her 31st Test cap, the memory remains fresh, but so does the belief that South Africa have grown since that match.
