How the Springboks are likely to line up against Argentina
· The South African
On Friday the Springboks revealed a 26-man squad for the upcoming trip to Argentina, which features several players returning from injury and others who have had a lighter workload over the past few weeks.
Siya Kolisi, Lood de Jager, Eben Etzebeth, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, and Morne van den Berg all make a welcome return from injury, while a few other players will get an opportunity to get some more international action under their belts.
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The one-off Test on 8 August kicks off at 21:00 and will be broadcast live on SuperSport.
HOW THE SPRINGBOKS’ MATCHDAY COULD LOOK FOR BUENOS AIRES BATTLE
SPRINGBOKS (possible team selection) – 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Ethan Hooker, 13 Canan Moodie, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Cameron Hanekom, 7 Ben-Jason Dixon, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Zachary Porten, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp.
Bench: 16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Wilco Louw, 19 Cobus Wiese, 20 Marco van Staden, 21 Elrigh Louw, 22 Morne van den Berg, 23 Quan Horn.
If this is how Erasmus opts to select the matchday 23, the three touring players who miss out would be the experienced trio of Handre Pollard, Cobus Reinach and Thomas du Toit, mainly due to the fact that the Springbok coaches undoubtedly already know what they have in these stars.
The squad will travel to South America in two groups on Saturday
Erasmus added: “Argentina are a quality outfit and we know we will be in for a massive challenge in Buenos Aires, so we are preparing for a physical and gruelling battle over there.
“They are a well-coached team, who have tested us in the last few years, while they have also been competitive in the Nations Championship, so it will be a good test for us as a team.”
Full travelling squad to Argentina (in alphabetical order):
Forwards: Lood de Jager, Ben-Jason Dixon, Thomas du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Johan Grobbelaar, Cameron Hanekom, Siya Kolisi, Elrigh Louw, Wilco Louw, Zachary Porthen, Gerhard Steenekamp, Marco van Staden, Boan Venter, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Cobus Wiese.
Backs: Andre Esterhuizen, Aphelele Fassi, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ethan Hooker, Quan Horn, Herchel Jantjies, Canan Moodie, Handre Pollard, Cobus Reinach, Morne van den Berg, Edwill van der Merwe.