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The South African
2 days ago
- Sport
- The South African
Springboks: Three stars out for the year
The Springboks will meet the Barbarians in their first encounter on South African soil in Cape Town on Saturday 28 June. This will then be followed by back-to-back Tests against Italy in Pretoria and Gqeberha on 5 and 12 July, and Georgia in Nelspruit a week later on 19 July. However, bigger challenges undoubtedly lie in wait when the Rugby Championship gets under way, while the team will end the year with some massive battles on their traditional November tour. Even before the season kicks off, it has been confirmed that talented loose forward Elrigh Louw will not be available for the entire year as he recovers from a serious leg injury. Louw had the ability to cover No 8 and blindside flank, and his absence will be missed, but it could lead to new opportunities for the likes of Vincent Tshituka, Evan Roos, Juarno Augustus and perhaps also Cobus Wiese. Of course, first-choice options such as Jasper Wiese and Pieter-Steph du Toit will feature prominently during the Rugby Championship. In what is a quite a worrying update, it's also been revealed by Rassie Erasmus that tighthead powerhouse Frans Malherbe could also miss the 2025 season due to a troublesome back injury. Although there is the experience of Vincent Koch to rely on, the Springboks will need to expose others to Test action, and in that regard they are at least well covered by Thomas du Toit and Wilco Louw, while newcomers Asenathi Ntlabakanye and Neethling Fouche could be called upon. The versatility of Du Toit to scrum down at loosehead or tighthead will be of particular importance when considering that veteran Trevor Nyakane is only likely to be back towards the end of 2025, and by then it's unlikely that the Springboks would call on the 36-year-old. Forwards: Lood de Jager (Wild Knights), Jean-Luc du Preez (Sale Sharks), Thomas du Toit (Bath), Siya Kolisi, Eben Etzebeth, Vincent Koch, Bongi Mbonambi, Ox Nche, Vincent Tshituka (all Sharks), Neethling Fouche, Salmaan Moerat, Evan Roos (all Stormers), Jean Kleyn (Munster), Wilco Louw, Marco van Staden, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Cobus Wiese, Ruan Nortje (all Bulls), Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears), Franco Mostert (Honda Heat), Asenathi Ntlabakanye (Lions), Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs), RG Snyman (Leinster), Marnus van der Merwe (Scarlets), Boan Venter (Edinburgh), Jasper Wiese (Urayasu D-Rocks). Backs: Damian de Allende (Wild Knights), Faf de Klerk, Jesse Kriel (both Canon Eagles), Andre Esterhuizen, Aphelele Fassi, Makazole Mapimpi, Grant Williams, Ethan Hooker (all Sharks), Manie Libbok, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Damian Willemse (all Stormers), Cheslin Kolbe (Tokyo Sungoliath), Kurt-Lee Arendse, Willie le Roux, Canan Moodie (all Bulls), Handre Pollard (Leicester Tigers), Cobus Reinach (Montpellier), Morne van den Berg, Edwilll van der Merwe (both Lions). Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 0211. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
The Citizen
13-06-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Springboks to cut extended training squad on Sunday
The Springboks will be whittling down their training squad from 55 players to 42 as they prepare for the start of the international season. Evan Roos was brought into the Springbok squad over the past weekend after the serious injury to Cameron Hanekom. Picture: Charle Lombard/Gallo Images The Springboks are set to cut their training squad from 55 players to 42 on Sunday, as they head into the second week of their pre-season preparations ahead of the coming international season. The Boks named an extended 54-man squad last week for the build-up to the opening match of the season against the Barbarians in Cape Town later this month, while Evan Roos was added to the group on Sunday after Cameron Hanekom's injury, picked up in the URC semifinal between the Bulls and Sharks, ruled him out of action for some time. A large number of players from the Bulls and Sharks squads have yet to join up with the Boks, due to them still being in action for their franchises, as well as some picking up recent injuries. Players who would have been part of the squad, but aren't due to long term injuries, include Frans Malherbe, Elrigh Louw, Deon Fourie and Trevor Nyakane. They are not expected to play for the Boks this year, and Hanekom has now joined the list. Short term injuries Players in the current squad who are on the short-term injury list, and thus could make the 42-man group named on Sunday include Gerhard Steenekamp, Ntuthuko Mchunu, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Ben-Jason Dixon, Juarno Augustus, Lukhanyo Am, Jasper Wiese, Grant Williams, and Makazole Mapimpi. All the selected Bulls players have yet to join up, as well as Leinster's RG Snyman, while Handre Pollard and Thomas du Toit, who take each other on in the English Premiership final this weekend when Leicester Tigers battle it out with Bath, will also be late arrivals to the Boks. Damian Willemse will be unavailable for the opener against the Barbarians, as he still has to serve out his recent ban, after picking up a red card playing for the Stormers in the URC. Bok coach Rassie Erasmus admitted in a press conference on Thursday that despite them shrinking the group, it didn't mean the players that get cut will miss the rest of the season and can still be included at a later date. 'We will wait to see if there are any injuries from the URC final and then announce the group of players on Sunday that will get together next week,' explained Erasmus. 'That said, it doesn't mean that those players are the only ones who will be in the mix this year. There are players who are returning from injury within the next few weeks and months, and we would definitely like to see some of the players who have been playing well get a chance this season.' Augustus in limbo One of the players that the Boks' management are unsure about when he will be joining up is Augustus, who picked up a back injury in training with Northampton Saints a few weeks ago that saw him miss the remainder of the English season. But due to him switching clubs, to Irish side Ulster, he has to get medically cleared by Northampton first, before he can join up with the Boks, who will themselves assess when he can return to action. Due to this Erasmus will feel relieved to have Roos available, though questions have been raised in some quarters about there being an issue between the Stormers No 8 and the Bok coach, which played a part in the player's initial exclusion from the Bok squad. 'I read in the media that it must be because of a personal issue that I didn't pick Evan. That is not true, and you can ask Evan himself. It was nothing like that,' said Erasmus. 'In my opinion, he just wasn't playing as well as the other number eights, and that doesn't mean he was playing badly. Sometimes you have guys of Springbok standard, like Evan, but other guys are ahead of them, or we have guys that can fit into the position in question. 'For instance, we have Kwagga Smith who can play number eight. It can also be a case of the guys we pick fit in better with what we are trying to do.'
The Herald
09-06-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
Springboks call up No 8 Evan Roos for expanded squad
South Africa have called up No 8 Evan Roos into their bloated squad for the fixture against the Barbarians later this month and the July internationals against Italy and Georgia. Roos was a surprise omission from the original squad named this week and brings the number of players to 55. His inclusion comes after back row Cameron Hanekom limped out of the Bulls' United Rugby Championship semifinal win over the Sharks at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, though there has been no suggestion the latter has been released from the squad. The team will begin preparations in Johannesburg on Sunday, though without players from the Bulls and Leinster, who feature in the URC final this coming Saturday, and Bath and Leicester Tigers, who meet in the Premiership Rugby final in England on the same day. The world champions kick off their season against the Barbarians in Cape Town on June 28, before taking on Italy in back-to-back tests in Pretoria and Gqeberha on July 5 and 12, and Georgia in Mbombela on July 19. Reuters
TimesLIVE
09-06-2025
- Sport
- TimesLIVE
Springboks call up No 8 Evan Roos for expanded squad
South Africa have called up No 8 Evan Roos into their bloated squad for the fixture against the Barbarians later this month and the July internationals against Italy and Georgia. Roos was a surprise omission from the original squad named this week and brings the number of players to 55. His inclusion comes after back row Cameron Hanekom limped out of the Bulls' United Rugby Championship semifinal win over the Sharks at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, though there has been no suggestion the latter has been released from the squad. The team will begin preparations in Johannesburg on Sunday, though without players from the Bulls and Leinster, who feature in the URC final this coming Saturday, and Bath and Leicester Tigers, who meet in the Premiership Rugby final in England on the same day. The world champions kick off their season against the Barbarians in Cape Town on June 28, before taking on Italy in back-to-back tests in Pretoria and Gqeberha on July 5 and 12, and Georgia in Mbombela on July 19.
The Citizen
08-06-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Evan Roos called up to Springbok squad
The Boks will kick off their season against the Barbarians in Cape Town on Saturday, 28 June. BLOEMFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 20: Evan Roos of the Springboks during the 2024 Castle Lager Incoming Series match between South Africa and Portugal at Toyota Stadium on July 20, 2024 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. (Photo by Charle Lombard/Gallo Images) Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Sunday added DHL Stormers No 8 Evan Roos to his squad for the matches against the Barbarians and Castle Lager Incoming Series, increasing the size of his group to 55 players. Roos, who attended the first alignment in Cape Town in February, has run out seven times in the green and gold. His last Test was against Portugal in Bloemfontein in the 2024 Castle Lager Incoming Series, before he was sidelined for several months due to shoulder surgery. The Springbok squad will report for duty in Johannesburg on Sunday afternoon and begin their on-field preparations on Monday, as the team gets the wheels in motion for the international season starting in under three weeks. The Boks will kick off their season against the Barbarians in Cape Town on Saturday, 28 June, in the first ever match between the sides on South African soil, before taking on Italy in back-to-back Tests in Pretoria and Gqeberha on 5 and 12 July, and Georgia in Nelspruit on 19 July in the Castle Lager Incoming Series. With the Vodacom Bulls and Leinster battling it out in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final at Croke Park in Dublin next week Saturday, and Bath and Leicester meeting in the Gallagher Premiership final on the same day, the players will join the squad based on a staggered approach, until the completion of respective club commitments.
