Several World Cup stars set to return for Springboks
10/04/2024 12:29 AM
As the Springboks quite comfortably cruised to a Rugby Championship triumph, one factor that was largely overlooked was the fact that the team was missing a number of leading players.
It did enable the Springbok coaches to fulfil their goal of expanding their squad depth, but a number of top players will now be available once again.
RG Snyman, Edwill van der Merwe, Jean Kleyn and Damian Willemse have all recovered from serious injuries, while Faf de Klerk could also be back in contention.
The Springboks have already used 49 players this season, and that number is only set to increase as they mix and match with selections on the end-of-year tour.
Coach Rassie Erasmus said the coaches were already hard at work preparing for this tour.
"For us, it (our job) is to watch the URC," Erasmus said.
"We watched the Currie Cup to see how players like Quan Horn, who was part of our team, fared in the Currie Cup, just like Morne van den Berg who will play now.
"Thomas du Toit will probably go back to Bath and then we have a tough three-match schedule in which we would like to be unbeaten. It would be a great season if we could only lose two games.
"The players are off for three weeks, not the coaches. They will be with their franchises and after three weeks, the available guys will gather in Cape Town.
"It will include about 10 players playing in England and Japan and as the players get released, we will start preparing the last two weeks before we go overseas."
HERE IS A REMINDER OF THE SPRINGBOKS' REMAINING FIXTURES IN 2024
Sunday, 10 November: Scotland vs SA (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
Saturday, 16 November: England vs SA (Twickenham, London)
Saturday, 23 November: Wales vs SA (Principality Stadium, Cardiff
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