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.
The Springboks lamented a sub-standard first half but made no excuses after Ireland grabbed a dramatic 25-24 victory to level the Castle Lager Incoming Series over the Springboks (1-1) in Durban on Saturday evening.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus released nine players who are not involved in Saturday’s series decider against Ireland in the Castle Lager Incoming Series at Hollywoodbets Kings Park to their provincial unions on Wednesday.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named the most experienced team in Springbok history when he retained the same 23-man matchday squad to the one which defeated Ireland 27-20 in their opening Castle Lager Incoming Series match in Pretoria last week for the second Test at Hollywoodbets Kings Park in Durban on Saturday.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus let out a sigh of relief following the Springboks’ hard-fought 27-20 victory over Ireland at Loftus Versfeld in the first of two Tests in the Castle Lager Incoming Series.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named an experienced squad featuring 20 Rugby World Cup-winners – the entire starting 15 and five players on the replacements’ bench – for their opening Castle Lager Incoming Series Test against Ireland at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, in what is expected to be a humdinger of an encounter between the top two ranked teams in the world.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and his team wrapped up their training camp in Pretoria on Friday gearing up for ‘Ireland mode’ in preparation for the opening Test of the Castle Lager Incoming Series against their arch-rivals from the northern hemisphere next Saturday.
Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus has confirmed that Siya Kolisi will be captain for the Castle Lager Incoming Series against Ireland in July.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said it was a case of “goal achieved” as they kicked off their 2024 season on a winning note against Wales at Twickenham with a strong second-half performance seeing them overcome a narrow 14-13 halftime lead, to register a well-deserved 41-13 victory.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus was pleased with the bedrock laid at the first week of the national training camp in Pretoria and was satisfied that they have a solid base to build from as the squad prepares to face Wales in the opening Test of the season at Twickenham next week Saturday.