A Bok squad of 24 players has gathered in Johannesburg to prepare for Saturday’s Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand.
The 5 players excluded from the group of 29 that took part in a training camp last week are:
Jaque Fourie (suspension)
Frans Steyn (injured)
Ryan Kankowski (injured)
Beast Mtawarira
BJ Botha
The squad of 24 players is:
Backs:
Gio Aplon
Juan de Jongh
Jean de Villiers
Bryan Habana
Francois Hougaard
Butch James
Ricky Januarie
Zane Kirchner
Wynand Olivier
JP Pietersen
Morne Steyn.
Forwards:
Schalk Burger
Jannie du Plessis
Francois Louw
Victor Matfield
Dewald Potgieter
Chiliboy Ralepelle
Danie Rossouw
John Smit (captain)
Juan Smith
Pierre Spies
Gurthrö Steenkamp
CJ van der Linde
Flip van der Merwe.
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