Saturday 20 July
15:00 Springboks v Barbarians (Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha)
Barbarians Team
Category: Springboks
News and discussion about the Springboks
Locally based players invited to the first Springbok alignment camp:
Forwards:
Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Ox Nche, Kai Pratt, Emmanuel Tshituka, Vincent Tshituka (all Hollywoodbets Sharks)
Johan Grobbelaar, Cameron Hanekom, Elrigh Louw, Wilco Louw, Siphosethu Mnebebele, Ruan Nortje, Gerhard Steenekamp, Marco van Staden, Cobus Wiese, Jan-Hendrik Wessels (all Vodacom Bulls)
Paul de Villiers, Ben-Jason Dixon, Neethling Fouche, Frans Malherbe, Ntuthuko Mchunu, Salmaan Moerat, Riley Norton, Zachary Porthen, Evan Roos (all DHL Stormers)
Bathobele Hlekani, Asenathi Ntlabakanye, Ruan Venter (all Lions).
Backs:
Andre Esterhuizen, Aphelele Fassi, Jaden Hendrikse, Jordan Hendrikse, Ethan Hooker, Makazole Mapimpi, Edwill van der Merwe, Grant Williams, Jaco Williams (all Hollywoodbets Sharks)
Kurt-Lee Arendse, Sebastian de Klerk, Cheswill Jooste, Canan Moodie, Handre Pollard (all Vodacom Bulls)
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Markus Muller, Cobus Reinach, Damian Willemse (all DHL Stormers)
Quan Horn, Haashim Pead, Morne van den Berg (all Lions).
Head coach Jacques Nienaber has named 13 of the 15 players who started against Ireland in round three, with the only two changes coming at scrum-half, where Cobus Reinach gets the nod ahead of Faf de Klerk, with Duane Vermeulen in place of Jasper Wiese at number eight.
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The 2025 rugby season promises to be an exciting one for Springbok fans, with a series of high-profile matches both at home and abroad. Here’s a comprehensive look at the fixtures awaiting South Africa’s national rugby team:
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Watch the full game ball-in-play action in just 49 minutes with the Ball-In-Play Playback of the Rugby World Cup Final 2023. With English, Afrikaans & Xhosa commentary.
South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber has named his matchday 23 to face New Zealand in the World Cup final at Stade de France on Saturday.
Half-backs Faf de Klerk and Handre Pollard start in the only two changes to the starting line-up that faced England in the semi-finals. They replace Cobus Reinach and Manie Libbok, who drop out of the 23 altogether as South Africa revert to the 7-1 split of forwards and backs among the replacements that they used in the Pool B match against Ireland on 23 September.
All Springbok Tries so far in Rugby World Cup 2023
