BREAKING: Springboks announce squad for Rugby Championship tests vs Australia
South Africa faces Australia on Saturday, 16 August at Ellis Park.
The sides meet again on Saturday, 23 August at Cape Town Stadium.
The Springboks have released their 37-man squad to tackle the Wallabies. Do you see any weaknesses?
Coach Rassie Erasmus was effusive in his praise of the Junior Springboks. Three of them will train with the senior side.
'We are tremendously proud of the Junior Springboks for winning the World Rugby U20 Championship, and we were thrilled to see the talent coming through the junior ranks, so we opted to invite three of them to join us to expose them to our structures and the standards required at top international level.
'We believe this camp will benefit them significantly, and we are excited to see how they slot in and train with us.
'Unfortunately, we had to limit the size of the squad to ensure maximum outputs and more individual attention at our training sessions, so although more players could have been invited, we could only select three.'
Three SA U20 stars called up to join Springboks
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