Hooker Johan Grobbelaar and prop Wilco Louw have been called up to the Springbok squad for their end-of-year tour.
TWO players added to Springbok squad for end-of-year tour Image: SA Rugby websiteWessels, who is equally adept at prop and hooker, was named in the initial 34-man squad on Tuesday.
Grobbelaar, meanwhile, has been a regular member of the Springbok squad this season and started the Tests against Portugal in Bloemfontein and Australia in Perth.Their inclusion in the group increases the number of players in the squad to 35 – comprising 19 forwards and 16 backs. “Johan has been part of the squad this season and is really growing in his role and in the team, while Wilco has been delivering consistently superb performances for the Bulls this season, and he has been knocking on the door for a while now, so I have no doubt he will want to grab this chance with both hands.
The group will then make the journey to Edinburgh on Sunday 3 November for their opening Test of the tour.
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