The Springboks today announced a squad of 27 players for their away leg of the Tri-Nations later this month.
Coach Peter de Villiers rubbished accusations that the Springbok management team are deliberately naming a weakened side to give rest to senior players.
“There’s no such thing as a weak Springbok side,” said de Villiers
Sat, Jul 23 9:30 am – 11:00 am: Tri Nations: Australia v South Africa
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Springbok squad:
Backs: Gio Aplon, Bjorn Basson, Juan de Jongh, Adrian Jacobs, Elton Jantjies, Patrick Lambie, Charl McLeod, Lwazi Mvovo, Odwa Ndungane, Wynand Olivier, Ruan Pienaar, Morne Steyn.
Forwards: Heinrich Brüssow, Jean Deysel, Dean Greyling, Alistair Hargreaves, Ryan Kankowski, Werner Kruger, Ashley Johnson, Johann Muller, Coenie Oosthuizen, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Danie Rossouw, John Smit (captain), Deon Stegmann, Adriaan Strauss, Flip van der Merwe.
With 21 of the 49 South African World Cup training squad reportedly injured it is likely that this list will change somewhat from the final World Cup squad but the possible loss of Muller to World Cup action along with the persistent speculation on the involvement of . . .
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