The Springboks have chosen a squad of 37 players for the two home Rugby Championship Tests against New Zealand.
Also recalled are lock Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg and Jaden Hendrikse, while Jasper Wiese and Andre Esterhuizen are also available for selection again.Three World Cup winners who were previously injured and out of the mix have been included in the latest Springbok squad for the two home Rugby Championship Tests against the All Blacks.
Also back and available for selection are Jasper Wiese and Andre Esterhuizen , after both men served bans for dangerous tackles, while lock Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg has also been recalled as a member of the 37-man squad that will assemble in Johannesburg on Thursday.Janse van Rensburg, of Montpellier, played his first and only Test match against Argentina in Port Elizabeth in 2021. He is back because of injuries to Franco Mostert, Lood de Jager and Jean Kleyn.
“That said we have drawn up an extensive list of standby players who could slot in at any time if we suffer injuries.” “We also saw last week what they can do under pressure when they defeated Argentina 42-10 after going down in their first Test against the Pumas.
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