The 28-man Springbok squad to tour the United Kingdom was announced after the Currie Cup Final on Saturday.
The 28-man Springbok squad
Backs:
Jean de Villiers (Western Province)
Fourie du Preez (Blue Bulls)
Jaque Fourie (Golden Lions)
Bryan Habana (Blue Bulls)
Adrian Jacobs (Sharks)
Conrad Jantjes (Western Province)
Enrico Januarie (Western Province)
Jongi Nokwe (Free State Cheetahs)
Odwa Ndungane (Sharks)
Ruan Pienaar (Sharks)
JP Pietersen (Sharks)
Earl Rose (Golden Lions)
Francois Steyn (Sharks)
Forwards:
Andries Bekker (Western Province)
Bakkies Botha (Blue Bulls)
Schalk Burger (Western Province)
Heinrich Brüssow (Free State Cheetahs)
Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks)
Ryan Kankowski (Sharks)
Victor Matfield (Blue Bulls)
Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks)
Chiliboy Ralepelle (Blue Bulls)
Brian Mujati (Western Province)
Danie Rossouw (Blue Bulls)
John Smit (captain, Sharks)
Juan Smith (Free State Cheetahs)
Pierre Spies (Blue Bulls)
Gurthrö Steenkamp (Blue Bulls)
Players on standby:
Peter Grant (Western Province)
Jannie du Plessis (Sharks)
Johann Muller (Sharks),
Wynand Olivier (Blue Bulls)
Adriaan Strauss (Free State Cheetahs)
Heinke van der Merwe (Golden Lions)
Jano Vermaak (Golden Lions)
Withdrawn players:
Cheeky Watson jr.
Players in 28-man squad from:
Sharks: 9
Blue Bulls: 8
Western Province: 6
Free State: 3
Lions: 2
Earl Rose and Chilliboy are the big surprises as is the omission of Butch James. Heinrich Brussow gets his first call-up after a strong CC campaign.