Springbok Squad for EOYT named

A 37 man (well, 36 men and Earl Rose) Springbok squad was named after the Absa Currie Cup final on Saturday to tour Europe in November.

Springbok Squad (Test caps)

Forwards (20)
John Smit (Sharks, captain – 90)
Victor Matfield (Blue Bulls, vice-captain – 89)
Andries Bekker (Western Province – 18)
Bakkies Botha (Blue Bulls – 63)
Heinrich Brüssow (Cheetahs – 10)
Schalk Burger (Western Province – 53)
Jean Deysel (Natal Sharks -1)
Bismarck du Plessis (Natal Sharks – 30)
Jannie du Plessis (Natal Sharks – 12)
Alistair Hargreaves (Natal Sharks – 0)
Ashley Johnson (Cheetahs – 0)
Ryan Kankowski (Natal Sharks – 10)
Bandise Maku (Blue Bulls – 0)
Tendai Mtawarira (Natal Sharks – 19)
Dewald Potgieter (Blue Bulls – 0)
Chiliboy Ralepelle (Blue Bulls – 8)
Davon Raubenheimer – Griquas – 0)
Danie Rossouw (Blue Bulls – 43)
Gurthrö Steenkamp (Blue Bulls – 22)
Heinke van der Merwe (Lions – 1)

Backs (17)
Heini Adams (Blue Bulls – 0)
Meyer Bosman (Cheetahs – 3)
Juan de Jongh (Western Province – 0)
Fourie du Preez (Blue Bulls – 52)
Jaque Fourie (Lions – 51)
Bryan Habana (Blue Bulls – 54)
Francois Hougaard (Blue Bulls – 0)
Adi Jacobs (Natal Sharks – 28)
Zane Kirchner (Blue Bulls – 1)
Odwa Ndungane (Natal Sharks – 6)
Jongi Nokwe (Cheetahs – 4)
Wynand Olivier (Blue Bulls – 24)
Ruan Pienaar (Natal Sharks – 35)
JP Pietersen (Natal Sharks – 30)
Earl Rose (Lions – 0)
Morné Steyn (Blue Bulls – 9)
Riaan Viljoen – Griquas – 0)

Newcomers (9)
Blue Bulls scrumhalf Heini Adams
Western Province centre Juan de Jongh
Sharks lock Alistair Hargreaves
Blue Bulls utility back Francois Hougaard
Cheetahs No.8 Ashley Johnson
Blue Bulls hooker Bandise Maku
Blue Bulls flank Dewald Potgieter
Griquas flank Davon Raubenheimer
Griquas fullback Riaan Viljoen

Dropped (4)
Francois Steyn (playing overseas)
Jean de Villiers (playing overseas)
Ricky Januarie (rubbish, legal problems)
Johann Muller (not rated by PDV)

Out injured (2)
Juan Smith
Pierre Spies

Dodgy selections (4)
Earl Rose (dropped from the Lions Currie Cup side)
Bandise Maku (3rd choice hooker at The Bulls)
Chiliboy Ralapelle (been out injured)
Heinke van der Merwe (not a tighthead, not played Currie Cup)

Springbok EOYT fixtures

Nov 06: Dirt-trackers v Leicester at Welford Road, 19.45 (21.45 SA time)
Nov 13: Springboks v France at Municipal Stadium, Toulouse, 20.45 (21.45 SA)
Nov 17: Dirt-trackers v Saracens at Wembley Stadium, 19.45 (21.45 SA time)
Nov 21: Springboks v Italy at Stadio Friuli, Udine, 15.00 (16.00 SA)
Nov 28: Springboks v Ireland at Croke Park, Dublin, 14.30 (16.30 SA)