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Rassie Erasmus has made 13 changes for the one-off Test against Australia in Perth,
handing opportunities to the players who missed out against the All Blacks. Brenden
Nel, Nick Mallett and Gavin Rich break down whether this is really a second-string
Springbok side, or a World C
Saturday 20 July
15:00 Springboks v Barbarians (Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha)
Barbarians Team
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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