Springboks Back In Camp For Rugby Championship: What You Need To Know

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springboks back in camp for rugby championship what you need to know

The Springbok squad are back together after enjoying 10 days off ahead of the start of the 2024 Rugby Championship.

Under the guidance of coach Rassie Erasmus, the squad are in Johannesburg preparing for their trip to Australia. They depart on Wednesday, with their first match next weekend.

Here is what you need to know about the Boks current state of play.

Squad news

The 33-man squad for the upcoming matches will be captained by flanker Siya Kolisi.

The squad includes lock Ruan Nortje, who hasnt featured in any of the Boks four Tests so far this year, as well as five players who made their debuts in 2024, namely Jan-Hendrik Wessels (utility forward), Johan Grobbelaar (hooker), Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (utility back), Ben-Jason Dixon (utility forward) and Morne van den Berg (scrumhalf).