Rassie Erasmus Names 33-man Bok Squad For Rugby Championship

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rassie erasmus names 33man bok squad for rugby championship

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named a 33-man squad for the Rugby Championship, which kicks off with the world champions taking on the Wallabies in Brisbane on Saturday, 10 August.

Twenty-two of the 33 players are Rugby World Cup-winners, while five 2024 debutants are included in the squad in Jan-Hendrik Wessels (utility forward), Johan Grobbelaar (hooker), Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (utility back), Ben-Jason Dixon (utility forward) and Morne van den Berg (scrumhalf).

Double World Cup winner Siya Kolisi will captain the squad.

The only newcomer to the group is lock Ruan Nortje, who made his Springbok debut against Wales in 2022 and represented the SA A side in November that year.

All the other players featured in the teams opening four Tests of the season against Wales at Twickenham or during the Incoming Series.