Words and photographs by Benita van As With 20 minutes left at Athlone Stadium on Saturday, the Springbok Women were leading Ireland 17-14. From behind my camera, just behind the try line, I hoped they could hold on and finish the season with a win. It wasn’t to be. Ireland finished strong to take the match 38 – 17 in the WXV Global Series. The afternoon had started promisingly with Unam Tose putting the first point on the scoreboard with a try in the second minute. After photographing the captain’s run at UCT on Friday morning, it was wonderful to see the women in action and to be there for…