Salmaan Moerat to lead new-look Springbok team against Portugal

Salmaan Moerat will take over the Springbok captaincy for the first time when he leads a squad with seven uncapped players against Portugal.

The 26-year-old Moerat becomes the 66th Springbok captain – and the third in four tests this year – as he makes the step up

The uncapped players in the starting lineup are former Junior Springbok captain Phepsi Buthelezi, Johan Grobbelaar and Jan-Hendrik Wessels, while Andre-Hugo Venter, Ruan Venter, Morne van den Berg and Quan Horn could be in line to make their Test debuts from the replacements’ bench. Springbok captain – and the third in four tests this year – as he makes the step up having previously led SA Schools, the Junior Springboks and the Stormers.

Erasmus said he was pleased to be able to hand the captaincy to Moerat, whose track record as a captain was a testament of his abilities as a fine leader.

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