Heyneke Meyer has named a squad of 36 players for the November test series in Europe, in which the Springboks will play Ireland, England, Italy and Wales.
29 of the players selected were part of the Rugby Championship squad. They will be joined by the uncapped quintet of Robbie Coetzee, Julian Redelinghuys, Nizaam Carr, Jaco Kriel and Seabelo Senatla, while Coenie Oosthuizen and Johan Goosen have been recalled.
“It’s wonderful to have this kind of continuity in selection, while the five uncapped players in the squad have all been rewarded for superb form throughout the season,” said Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer.
“Many of the selected players were at our training camp in Stellenbosch last week where we put in a lot of very hard work. We’ll have to hit the ground running when we assemble in Johannesburg on Wednesday before we depart on what will be a challenging tour.
“We start against the Six Nations champions in Dublin and then take on England, who have been on an upward curve over the last couple of years. Italy is always a tough customer at home and the Welsh have probably been one of the most consistent teams in the last number of seasons.”
The Springbok squad for the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour 2014:
Bakkies Botha (Toulon, France) – Lock, 83 Test caps
Schalk Burger (Suntory, Japan) – Loose forward, 73 Test caps
Nizaam Carr (DHL Western Province) – Loose forward, uncapped
Marcell Coetzee (Cell C Sharks) – Loose forward, 22 Test caps
Robbie Coetzee (Xerox Golden Lions) – Hooker, uncapped
Damian De Allende (DHL Western Province) – Centre / Wing, 2 Test caps
Lodewyk de Jager (Toyota FS Cheetahs) – Lock, 7 Test caps
Jean de Villiers (captain, DHL Western Province) – Centre, 102 Test caps
Bismarck du Plessis (Cell C Sharks) – Hooker, 66 Test caps
Jannie du Plessis (Cell C Sharks) – Prop, 60 Test caps
Eben Etzebeth (DHL Western Province) – Lock, 29 Test caps
Johan Goosen (Racing Metro, France) – Fullback / Flyhalf, 5 Test caps
Bryan Habana (Toulon, France) – Wing, 103 Test caps
Cornal Hendricks (Toyota FS Cheetahs) – Wing, 9 Test caps
Francois Hougaard (Vodacom Blue Bulls) – Scrumhalf, 32 Test caps
Jaco Kriel (Xerox Golden Lions) – Loose forward, uncapped
Patrick Lambie (Cell C Sharks) – Flyhalf / Fullback, 36 Test caps
Willie le Roux (Toyota FS Cheetahs) – Fullback / Wing, 21 Test caps
Victor Matfield (Vodacom Blue Bulls) – Lock, 117 Test caps
Teboho “Oupa” Mohoje (Toyota FS Cheetahs) – Loose forward, 3 Test caps
Tendai Mtawarira (Cell C Sharks) – Prop, 61 Test caps
Lwazi Mvovo (Cell C Sharks) – Wing, 9 Test caps
Trevor Nyakane (Toyota FS Cheetahs) – Prop, 9 Test caps
Coenie Oosthuizen (Toyota FS Cheetahs) – Prop, 17 Test caps
Ruan Pienaar (Ulster, N Ireland) – Scrumhalf, 80 Test caps
JP Pietersen (Panasonic, Japan) – Centre / Wing, 56 Test caps
Handré Pollard (Vodacom Blue Bulls) – Flyhalf, 6 Test caps
Julian Redelinghuys (Xerox Golden Lions) – Prop, uncapped
Cobus Reinach (Cell C Sharks) – Scrumhalf, 2 Test caps
Seabelo Senatla (SA Sevens / DHL WP) – Wing, uncapped
Jan Serfontein (Vodacom Blue Bulls) – Centre, 16 Test caps
Gurthrö Steenkamp (Toulouse, France) – Prop, 52 Test caps
Morné Steyn (Stade Francais, France) – Flyhalf, 59 Test caps
Adriaan Strauss (Toyota FS Cheetahs) – Hooker, 40 Test caps
Duane Vermeulen (DHL Western Province) – No 8, 25 Test caps
Warren Whiteley (Xerox Golden Lions) – Loose forward, 2 Test caps
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