'Weapons all around': Springbok Women praised after dominant Fiji victory

Johannes-Haupt was particularly pleased with the variety in South Africa’s nine tries and the successful return of players from the HSBC SVNS circuit.

Among them was Shiniqwa Lamprecht, who made her Test debut and became the 194th player to earn a Springbok Women cap.

"We did not rely on only one component of our game, we had weapons all around and that was pleasing as it points to a good team effort," said Johannes-Haupt.

"The integration of our sevens ladies really impressed me, it worked well and they really stood up to the task today.

"What was also pleasing was the freedom they played with and how they expressed themselves on the field. We had the set-piece as source, but often, after that, the girls played what was in front of them and that is exactly what we want them to do.

"The other pleasing aspect for us as coaches was that those things we put in place for this game worked out. Now we start again for next week's clash in Lautoka."

Janse van Rensburg marked the occasion with two milestones, extending her Springbok Women points record to 221 (14 tries, 56 conversions, 12 penalty goals and one drop goal) while becoming the 12th captain to lead the team since their first Test in 2004.

"We are a happy change room right now. We wanted to start strong in this first Test match and achieved that.

"We really did well in our first phase play and it worked well – our scrums, lineouts and mauls functioned very well and laid the foundation for the win.

"Our breakdowns did not always yield the fast ball we wanted, but that came right in the second half and it showed in the final score."

Janse van Rensburg acknowledged there are still areas to improve ahead of next weekend’s rematch with Fiji in Lautoka.

"We focused a lot on the breakdown leading up to this match and that will continue, we are not as smooth yet as we want to be. I also think we can be more direct in the backs as well, we took it out wide today, but still have the option of more direct play, which will also suit our style."