"Debut Tournament" - Brazil Player Ratings vs South Africa - Women's Rugby World Cup

Brazil, who are debutants in the Women's Rugby World Cup definitely grew into the game, making some big tackles and their full-back Bianca Silva even managed to make a break towards the end of the first half.

However the dominance of the Springboks saw them get that bonus point before the end of the first half, with a try from Ayanda Malinga in the 40th minute. The dominance continued for the second half with South Africa's relentless attack scoring a further six tries.

BRAZIL: 6

Penalties: Kochhann (9', 56')

SOUTH AFRICA: 66

Tries: Roos (2'), Hele (7', 29', 42'), Malinga (40', 74'), Janse vans Rensburg (47', 51'), Ngwevu (61'), Makua (78')

Conversions: Dolf (3', 30', 40', 43', 48', 52', 75', 79')

She along with the others on front row struggled with strength and power of the springbok's pack.

Like her fellow front rows, she struggled to deal with power of the South African attack.

As aforementioned she struggled with the intensity of the springboks.

While a disappointing result for the captain, she had a solid game and the way she led her team on the field despite the huge deficit.

Didn't have a stand out performance and like many of her team mates, was absolutely dominated by the South Africans

Despite being on the losing side, Henwood showed some incredible promise, making some big tackles in vital positions.

Despite the scoreline, made some great tackles especially on the hat-trick scoring Aseze Hele.

Made some great tackles throughout the game and had a strong performances in terms of line outs.

During her time on the field, made some big tackles, stopping the South African from scoring even more points.

The fly-half had solid game, despite scoring both penalty kicks, her kicking was inconstant at times, not giving the clearance her team needed from the South African attack.

Despite the scoreline, had a solid performance making some big, try-stopping tackles, while also remaining on a front foot to attack when the opportunity arose.

She made some big tackles however was dominated by the opposition.

Similar to Nicolau, had some great defensive tackles, however the springboks proved to dominant.

She made some great tackles, but also created some great passages of play for Brazil.

Despite the defeat, Silva had a solid game, creating some promising runs and passages of play for Brazil.