Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has recalled vastly experienced campaigners Duane Vermeulen and Frans Steyn for the home leg of the Rugby Championship.
Nienaber included Vermeulen and Steyn, who have a total of 134 Test caps between them, as he opted for an expanded group of 41 players for the opening stage of the tournament.
Winger Cheslin Kolbe, who broke his jaw in the final Test against Wales in Cape Town, has also been omitted from the squad as he is only set to be available for selection in September. This will be followed by a trip to Australia, where they will play Tests at the Adelaide Oval and Allianz Stadium in Sydney , before travelling to Argentina where they will meet the Pumas at Estadio José Amalfitani in Buenos Aires on September 17.
“We will reassess the size of the squad for our tour to Australia and Argentina in the next few weeks. “We will continue to keep a close eye on them at their provinces as well as all the other players on our radar that were not selected in this group.”
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