Springboks Likely To Host Portugal In Additional Test Match

Bloemfontein and the Springboks are set for a secodn take against Portugal later this year, according to weekend reports.

The Portugese were popular visitors to the Free State last year and played some attractive rugby in losing 64-21 to the Springboks. A Sunday newspaper revealed that Os Lobos are likely to return as Bok coach Rassie Erasmus finds opponents to fill his 15-match schedule for the Boks.

Earlier this month, Erasmus confirmed the Springbok schedule for the year and said he wanted two extra Tests in this vital year of preparation for the 2027 World Cup in Australia.

Erasmus has 82 players on his Springbok radar and wants to test the newcomers while gauging whether the older players still have what it takes. It would appear that Portugal will fill one of those slots and it wont be long before the final opponent is identified as the Test season creeps closer.

The Boks begin their action-packed year with a festival game against the Barbarians on June 28 at a venue to be finalised, and conclude against Wales in Cardiff on November 29.