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Erasmus opted to rest seven players who have had a heavy workload in the last few months with an eye on the final round of the competition in Nelspruit against Argentina on Saturday 28 September. Grobbelaar is back in the squad after participating in the Australian leg of the tournament, where the Boks collected a

Canan Moodie (wing) and Jaden Hendrikse (scrumhalf) make their first appearances in the Springbok jersey since the 2023 Rugby World Cup on Saturday while double RWC winners Willie le Roux (fullback) and Lukhanyo Am (utility back) also return to the match-23 face New Zealand in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship in Cape Town. Springbok coach

Louw, who was one of the impact players on Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus’ forward-heavy replacements bench for the clash, made a strong statement as the Boks fought their way back from 27-17 down to clinch the victory, which marked only the third time ever that they defeated the All Blacks three times in a row

Erasmus made nine changes to the team that defeated the Wallabies in Perth (30-12), recalling Wiese from suspension and pairing Pieter-Steph du Toit and Ruan Nortje in the second row as a result of injuries to six other locks for the first of two Tests against the All Blacks in South Africa. However, there are