'It will be great': Daisies begin three-peat charge

REACTION: The defending champions Bulls Daisies can't wait to kick of their Women's Premier Division against EP Queens.

“There is an added element of excitement in the air now that the fixtures are announced,” stated Bulls Daisies head coach Hayden Groepes as the 2025 SA Rugby Women’s Premier Division fixtures were announced.

The 2025 edition of the competition begins much earlier than usual during a landmark year for women’s rugby as the globe prepares for the tenth edition of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, where the Springbok Women will be making their 5th appearance in August and September, in England.

The Bulls Daisies, champions in 2023 and 2024, will travel to Nelson Mandela Bay for their opening round clash against the EP Queens, while the Border Ladies host the Sharks Women, Boland Dames take on the Golden Lions Women, and the runners-up in the last two seasons, Western Province, face off against the Free State Women.

The country’s top eight provincial women’s teams will play the competition over a single round with the Final, to be contested by the two top teams on the log after the league phase, scheduled for Saturday, March 28.

“We have been hard at work for the last couple of weeks, motivated ahead of what will be a big year for everybody involved," the Daisies mentor stated.

"There is the ambition and goal of going for the third-straight championship and also a healthy amount of competition from the ladies who will want to do well to give themselves the best chance possible to be in line to represent their country at a World Cup."

groepes added: “We have not been shy in our alignment and team goals, and have welcomed some new faces who have injected a great balance of energy.

"So, we cannot wait for the season to kick off, it will be great.”