The Springboks will take on the All Blacks in the first of two Rugby Championship Tests at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday, 31 August.
Image: SA Rugby websiteThe second Test will take place a week later at the Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, also at 17:00.
With locks Franco Mostert, Lood de Jager and Jean Kleyn still on the injured list, Janse van Rensburg, who played his first and only Test match against Argentina in Port Elizabeth in 2021, earned his first call-up back to the national squad. Apart from Mostert, De Jager and Kleyn, the other players ruled out of contention for selection due to injury are Evan Roos , Herschel Jantjies and Faf de Klerk .
“As a team we are in a good position in terms of squad depth with 32 of the 33 players on tour playing against the Wallabies – the only exception was RG Snyman who suffered a foot niggle – and we have full faith in the young players to showcase their talent once again against a completely different opponent in New Zealand.
“We are also excited to see what some of the young players can do in these two Tests if they get a run after making a strong impression on the coaches so far this season. “It’s good that we are facing them at home in front of our passionate supporters in sold-out stadiums, although they have a strong support base in Cape Town, so we are under no illusions about what lies ahead.
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