When will Springboks name team for season-opener?
· The South African
The Springbok coaches will cut an expanded squad into two matchday squads on Tuesday as they prepare for this weekend’s clash against the Barbarians, and the SA ‘A’ team against Zimbabwe at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha.
It’s been confirmed that both the Springbok and SA ‘A’ teams will be announced at 15:00 on Tuesday.
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The squad will train in Johannesburg until Wednesday, and travel to Gqeberha later that day, before splitting into two squads for their respective captains’ runs on Friday.
“It was great to be back in camp and for the coaches to work with the players first-hand on and off the field,” said Rassie Erasmus.
“It was also good to see the enthusiasm and willingness of the players to learn from the coaches, and for both the experienced and young players to get back into the swing of things with the season around the corner.”
Erasmus added: “Kevin Foote (Junior Springbok coach) and Dave Wessels (SA Rugby’s High-Performance Department GM) have done a fine job in developing the young players and we are grateful for their co-operation and constant communication for us to work together to have these players in camp.
“I have no doubt the guys have already and will continue to learn a lot in our set-up, and we believe this exposure will benefit them as they continue to grow as players.
“We will go into more detail next week, but we ticked most of the boxes we had hoped to over the last few days, and we are looking forward to getting into match mode from next week.”
REMINDER OF OUR SPRINGBOK TEAM PREDICTIONS
SPRINGBOKS (POSSIBLE) – 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Ben-Jason Dixon, 3 Zachary Porthen, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Ox Nche.
Bench: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Neethling Fouche, 19 Lood de Jager, 20 Evan Roos, 21 Haashim Pead, 22, Andre Esterhuizen, 23 Lukhanyo Am.
SOUTH AFRICA ‘A’ (POSSIBLE) – 15 Quan Horn, 14 Jaco Williams, 13 Jurenzo Julius, 12 Markus Muller, 11 Luan Giliomee, 10 Yaqeen Ahmed, 9 Nico Steyn, 8 Vincent Tshituka, 7 Emmanuel Tshituka, 6 Paul de Villiers, 5 Salmaan Moerat (c), 4 Riley Norton, 3 Hanro Jacobs, 2 JJ Kotze, 1 Boan Venter.
Bench: 16 Siphosethu Mnebelele, 17 Oli Reid, 18 Danie Kruger, 19 Bathobele Hlekani, 20 Sibabalwa Mahashe, 21 Imad Khan, 22 Vusi Moyo, 23 Zekhethelo Siyaya.
Call up
Stormers lock Adre Smith will report for duty with the rest of the squad in Johannesburg on Sunday, where they will resume their preparations from Monday after spending the weekend with their families.
Smith is the latest player to join the expanded squad, after his provincial team-mate Ruben van Heerden joined the group last week in preparation for the double-header in Gqeberha.