The Springboks are preparing to reunite soon, with a two-day training camp scheduled for March to mark the team's first meeting since winning the Rugby World Cup in France in 2023. Erasmus, the Springbok coaching team led by two-time Rugby World Cup winning coach Rassie, will gather in the Mother City on Monday 4 March to spend two days planning for the 2024 season.
With 43 players selected for this first camp, it is clear that Rassie Erasmus is casting his net far and wide, choosing to take a closer look at a number of domestic players who clearly caught his eye.
With that in mind, it's surprising how loose the Stormers are forward Hajiba Daymani Despite showing very impressive form during the first half of the URC season, he will not be participating in this first camp.
Similarly, Afelele Fassi He has shown some encouraging form for the Sharks and was clearly looking to work on certain areas of his game that could see him return to the Springbok squad.
Another notable takeaway from the team's announcement was the fact that: Deon Hooley It was not included in the extensive list of locally based players.
However, it should be noted that this will be the first of three conditioning camps before the Springboks put the basics on the field for the international season, and coach Erasmus is keen to get this message across to his country. There is.
“Just a little bit of information, everyone,” he wrote in X. Just like in the past, every camp has a purpose! ”
Full list of players invited by Rassie Erasmus to the first Springbok training camp (in alphabetical order):
forward: Eben Ezebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Neesling Fouche (DHL Stormers), Johan Grobbelaar (Vodacom Bulls), Selimpiro Gumede (Vodacom Bulls), Cameron Hanekom (Vodacom Bulls), Andre Hugo Venter (DHL Stormers), Vincent Koch (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Elli Rowe (Vodacom Bulls), Wilco Rowe (Vodacom Bulls), Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers), Bongi Mbonambi (Hollywoodbets Sharks) ), Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears), Ntukho Mchunu (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Salman Moerat (DHL Stormers), Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Luan Norche (Vodacom Bulls), Evan Roos (DHL Stormers), Kwaga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs), Gerhard Steenekamp (Vodacom Bulls), Marnus van der Merwe (Toyota Cheetahs), Ruben van Heerden (DHL Stormers), Marco van… Staden (Vodacom Bulls), Luan Venter (Emirates Lions), Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Vodacom Bulls).
Bucks: Luhanyo Am (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls), Faf de Klerk (Canon Eagles), Sasha Feinberg-Mgomezulu (DHL Stormers), Suleiman Hartzenberg (DHL Stormers) , Jaden Hendrickse (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Jordan Hendrickse (Emirates Lions), Quan Horn (Emirates Lions), Herschel Jantjies (DHL Stormers), Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles), Willie Le. Lou (Vodacom Bulls), Manny Livbok (DHL Stormers), Makazole Mapimpi (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Kanan Moody (Vodacom Bulls), Sanele Nohamba (Emirates Lions), Morne van den Bergh (Emirates Lions), Henko van Wyk (Emirates Lions), Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks), Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers).
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big season coming up
The Springboks' July fixtures include two Tests against Ireland and their first international match against Portugal in the Incoming Series.
Meanwhile, in the Rugby Championship, the world champions will play back-to-back Tests away against Australia, followed by back-to-back Tests at home against New Zealand, and two tests at home and away against Argentina.
Confirmed: 43 players to be invited to Springbok training camp
