A group of players not involved in the URC playoffs will join the first of a three-week Springbok preparation camp from Sunday, ahead of the July clashes against Wales.
A group of players not involved in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship playoffs will join the first of a three-week Springbok preparation camp from Sunday, ahead ofWith three SA franchises in the URC quarter-finals this weekend, and only a handful of players being free from their club commitments, Bok coach Jacques Nienaber has opted to only announce his squad for the Test series later next month.
The training squad will be based in Pretoria until 23 June, before switching base to Johannesburg where they will prepare for their opening Test against Wales, which will be hosted at Loftus Versfeld on 2 July. Their remaining two Tests against Wales will be in Bloemfontein and Cape Town on 9 and 16 July, respectively.
“After months of preparation by the coaches off the field, we are excited to finally return to the field and to put our learnings into practice,” said Nienaber. “We will start our preparations with a group of invited available players, to ensure that we can deliver quality training sessions, and as more players become available following their URC campaigns, they will join the squad.
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