Portugal beat Spain in a penalty shootout to lift the Nations League trophy at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus admitted his selection for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship would be “interesting” after seven debutants appeared in a commanding over Portugal in Bloemfontein.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus reduced his squad from 41 to 25 players for the Portugal Test after the expanded squad wrapped up their main preparations for the closing match of the Castle Lager Incoming Series.
Salmaan Moerat will take over the Springbok captaincy for the first time when he leads a squad featuring seven uncapped players in a first Test with emerging nation Portugal in the final match of the Castle Lager Incoming Series in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has called up five players to the squad for their closing Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series against Portugal in Bloemfontein, with the 41-man squad featuring seven uncapped players.
Diogo Costa played a starring role in sending Portugal into the Euro 2024 quarter-finals after claiming a 3-0 shoot-out victory against Slovenia at the Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt.
Georgia reached their first major tournament knockout stage following their 2-0 victory over Portugal at Euro 2024.
Francisco Conceicao scored a late winner as Portugal secured a hard fought 2-1 victory over Czech Republic in their Euro 2024 opener at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig.
A team-by-team guide to the 24 nations at the Euro 2024 finals in Germany by Nick Said.
Twenty-four teams will vie for European Championship glory in Germany from 14 June to 14 July, writes Mark Gleeson.