Rassie Erasmus names exciting Springbok squad
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named the same 54 players — nine of whom are uncapped — that attended the second national alignment camp in Cape Town last month in a large training squad for the opening stages of the international season.
The Boks' campaign kicks off on June 28 against the Barbarians, followed by the Incoming Series.
The squad, which was confirmed on Thursday by SA Rugby, includes 31 players wo have done duty at the Rugby World Cup. The group consist of 30 forwards and 24 backs, while only nine players are yet to don the green and gold jersey on the international stage.
The nine uncapped players in the group are Marnus van der Merwe, Neethling Fouché, Asenathi Ntlabakanye, Cobus Wiese, Renzo du Plessis, Vincent Tshituka, Juarno Augustus, Ethan Hooker and Ntokozo Makhaza.
While Fouché and Hooker were members of the Springbok training squad last season, Tshituka and Augustus had a taste of the senior international structures after being included in the Springbok Showdown Green and Gold squads in 2020.
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