Springboks welcome back World Cup-winning stalwarts for home Tests against All Blacks
The Springboks have named a 37-man squad for their two home Rugby Championship Tests against New Zealand.
Three World Cup winners - Steven Kitshoff , Jaden Hendrikse and Canan Moodie - are back for the first time this year, while Erasmus also recalled Jasper Wiese , Andre Esterhuizen - both World Cup winners last year - and Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg . Other players ruled out 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.
Erasmus delivered good news on Snyman, saying he should be available for selection for the opening Test against the All Blacks after having two weeks to recover from the foot niggle he picked up at a training session in Brisbane. Regarding his decision to select Wessels as third-choice hooker, Erasmus commented:"Jan-Hendrik a versatile player who enjoys playing both prop and hooker and we also have Marco van Staden who can slot into the middle of the front row if needed, hence we opted against selecting another hooker.
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