Paige and Boshoff to join Boks in Wales

20 November 2014 - 15:56 By Sapa
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Emirates Lions lock Marnitz Boshoff. (Photo by Duif du Toit/Gallo Images)
Emirates Lions lock Marnitz Boshoff. (Photo by Duif du Toit/Gallo Images)

Rudy Paige and Marnitz Boshoff have been called up to the Springbok squad for the last match of their outgoing in Cardiff next week.

Paige, from the Blue Bulls and the Golden Lions' Boshoff will join the squad on Sunday to provide specialist cover at scrumhalf and flyhalf as the overseas-based players are not available for the last match as it falls outside the Test window.

"This means that Jano Vermaak, Morne Steyn and Johan Goosen are not available to face Wales, which is why we had to get in specialist cover at scrumhalf and flyhalf," said Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer.

"Marnitz was part of our squad earlier in the season and made his Test debut in June, while Rudy has impressed during the latter part of the Currie Cup and also spent a week at our training camp in Stellenbosch, so he is up to speed with our structures."

The Springboks face Italy on Saturday in Padova before moving to Cardiff in preparation for their match against Wales at the Millennium Stadium next weekend.

Springbok squad for Wales Test: Marnitz Boshoff, Nizaam Carr, Marcell Coetzee, Damian De Allende, Lodewyk de Jager, Jean de Villiers (captain), Ruan Dreyer, Bismarck du Plessis, Jannie du Plessis, Eben Etzebeth, Cornal Hendricks, Francois Hougaard, Jaco Kriel, Patrick Lambie, Willie le Roux, Victor Matfield, Teboho "Oupa" Mohoje, Tendai Mtawarira, Lwazi Mvovo, Scarra Ntubeni, Trevor Nyakane, Coenie Oosthuizen, Rudy Paige, Handré Pollard, Julian Redelinghuys, Cobus Reinach, Seabelo Senatla, Jan Serfontein, Adriaan Strauss, Duane Vermeulen, Warren Whiteley.

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