{"id":343534,"date":"2026-07-22T22:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T22:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/343534\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T22:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T22:55:13","slug":"springboks-v-all-blacks-south-africa-bring-back-big-names-for-greatest-rivalry-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/343534\/","title":{"rendered":"Springboks v All Blacks: South Africa bring back big names for Greatest Rivalry tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lRosKcBdZHd\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cSome players are returning from injury and \u200bneed some valuable game time, so depending on how they progress from their injuries during next week\u2019s training camp, we will decide \u200bwho we will take to Argentina, while the other guys in the 43-man squad will remain behind in Johannesburg with a group of coaches \u200cand management \u2060to begin preparing for the tests against New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lRosKcBdZHd\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThen there are other players who have played a lot of rugby this year and for us during the Nations Championship, and need a match off to allow their bodies to recover.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"lRosKcBdZHd\" style=\"display:none\">The All Blacks name their squad on Monday, with the tour opening with a match against the Stormers on August 8 NZT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lRosKcBdZHd\" style=\"display:none\">South Africa squad to face Argentina and the All Blacks:<\/p>\n<p class=\"lRosKcBdZHd\" style=\"display:none\">Props: Thomas du Toit (Sharks), Wilco Louw (Stormers), Ox Nche (Sharks), Zachary Porthen (Stormers), Carlu \u200bSadie (Bordeaux Begles), Gerhard \u2060Steenekamp (Bulls), Boan Venter (Lions)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lRosKcBdZHd\" style=\"display:none\">Hookers: Johan Grobbelaar (Bulls), Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lRosKcBdZHd\" style=\"display:none\">Locks: Lood de Jager (Wild Knights), Eben Etzebeth (Sharks), Ruan Nortje (Kubota Spears).<\/p>\n<p class=\"lRosKcBdZHd\" style=\"display:none\">Loose forwards: Paul de Villiers, Ben-Jason Dixon (both Stormers), Cameron Hanekom (Bulls), Siya Kolisi (Stormers), Elrigh Louw (Bulls), Jasper Wiese (Urayasu D-Rocks).<\/p>\n<p class=\"lRosKcBdZHd\" style=\"display:none\">Utility forwards: Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz), Franco Mostert (Honda Heat), Vincent Tshituka (Sharks), Marco van Staden, \u2060Jan-Hendrik Wessels, \u200bCobus Wiese (all Bulls)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lRosKcBdZHd\" style=\"display:none\">Halfbacks: Herschel Jantjies (Bayonne), Cobus Reinach (Stormers), Morne van den Berg (Lions), Grant Williams (Kobe \u200bSteelers)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lRosKcBdZHd\" style=\"display:none\">First five-eighths: Manie Libbok (Kintetsu Liners), Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (Stormers), Vusi Moyo (Sharks), Handre Pollard (Bulls)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lRosKcBdZHd\" style=\"display:none\">Centres: Damian de Allende (Wild Knights), Andre Esterhuizen (Sharks), Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lRosKcBdZHd\" style=\"display:none\">Utility backs: Kurt-Lee Arendse (Mitsubishi Dynaboars), Aphelele Fassi (Toshiba), Ethan Hooker (Sharks), \u200bQuan Horn (Lions), Cheslin Kolbe (Stormers), Canan Moodie (Bulls), Edwill van der Merwe (Sharks), Damian Willemse (Stormers).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cSome players are returning from injury and \u200bneed some valuable game time, so depending on how they 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