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Frans Malherbe, Sergeal Petersen and Seabelo Senatla have been ruled out of this Saturday’s Springbok Showdown due to injury, he writes CRAIG LEWIS.
A series of Springboks, Blitzboks and Junior Boks made the cut in two 25-man squads after a live draft pick, the first of its kind in South African rugby history, for the Springbok Showdown in Cape Town on Saturday October 3, which will be played behind closed doors.
The two teams feature 13 members from last year’s World Cup winning team in Japan, as well as some exciting young players.
Erasmus is the team commissioner for the Green squad, which will be coached by Mzwandile Stick, while Nienaber (team commissioner) and Deon Davids (coach) will be in charge of the Gold squad.
The 50 players who made the cut after the draft picks were selected from a starting pool of 93 players. The two teams and management members have met in Cape Town, where they will begin their preparations for match day separately in their respective ‘bio-bubble environments’.
At a virtual press conference on Monday, Bok commissioners provided a team update, confirming that one of the members of the World Cup winning team, the experienced Pilar Malherbe, would not appear this weekend after sustaining an injury. while in action for the Stormers in this warm-up game last weekend.
Ruan Dreyer will now move to the Gold team starting lineup, while the Lions’ Carlu Sadie will move to the bench.
Meanwhile, Nienaber confirmed that while they were desperate to see Petersen in action, he noticed a problem during high-speed training training last Friday, and will not take any chances. Courtnall Skosan will take his place.
On the Green team, Senatla suffered a pinched hamstring early in the warm-up game and, as a precaution, the wing will also not be around this weekend. Malcolm Jaer will start in his place, while a member of the Young Guns squad will enter as a substitute.
Green Team: 15 Gianni Lombard, 14 Yaw Penxe, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Malcolm Jaer, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Arno Botha, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 JD Schickerling, 3 Trev Nyakane, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Retshegofaditswe Nche.
Replacements: Schalk Erasmus, Thomas du Toit, Luan de Bruin, Teboho Mohoje, Juarno Augustus, Junior Pokomela, Embrose Papier, Manie Libbok, Jeremy Ward, Mnombo Zwelindaba.
Team Commissioner: Rassie Erasmus
Team Coach: Mzwandile Stick
Gold team: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Rosko Specman, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Rikus Pretorius, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Nizaam Carr, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Salmaan Moerat, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff
Replacements: Dylan Richardson, Dylan Smith, Carlu Sadie, Jason Jenkins, James Venter, Vincent Tshituka, Jaden Hendrikse, Curwin Bosch, Werner Kok, Manual Rass.
Team Commissioner: Jacques Nienaber
Team Coach: Deon Davids
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