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Rassie Erasmus announces the Springbok squad to play England at Ellis Park

07 June 2018 - 12:02 By Liam Del Carme
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Springbok players during the South African national mens rugby team training season at St Stithians College on June 05, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Springbok players during the South African national mens rugby team training season at St Stithians College on June 05, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Image: Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Thursday announced his team to play England in the first Test at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Props Trevor Nyakane and Wilco Louw have been bracketed at tighthead‚ while wings S’Busiso Nkosi and Aphiwe Dyantyi‚ as well as lock RG Snyman are set to debut.

The team is:

Willie le Roux; S’Busiso Nkosi‚ Lukhanyo Am‚ Damian de Allende‚ Aphiwe Dyantyi; Handre Pollard‚ Faf de Klerk; Duane Vermeulen‚ Jean-Luc du Preez‚ Siya Kolisi (captain); Franco Mostert‚ RG Snyman; Trevor Nyakane/Wilco Louw‚ Bongi Mbonambi‚ Tendai Mtawarira.

Substitutes:

Akker van der Merwe‚ Steven Kitshoff‚ Thomas du Toit‚ Pieter-Steph du Toit‚ Sikhumbuzo Notshe; Ivan van Zyl‚ Elton Jantjies‚ Warrick Gelant.

More to follow......

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