George Ford
Academy Player
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- Jun 21, 2016
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Teams usually have an extended training squad of around 50 guys prior to the World Cup. But then only 31 can go to the World Cup. This is due to regulations, and also due to limited accomodation at some venues.
But there's always a group of about 10-15 guys on standby who may be called up in case a player is so severely injured that he won't participate in the World Cup at all.
Anyway here's my Springbok squad as it stands now:
1. Stephen Kitshoff
2. Malcolm Marx
3. Coenie Oosthuizen
4. Eben Etzebeth
5. RG Snyman
6. Siya Kolisi
7. Pieter-Steph Du Toit
8. Duane Vermeulen
9. Faf De Klerk
10. Handre Pollard
11. Aphiwe Dyanthi
12. Andre Esterhuizen
13. Jesse Kriel
14. Cheslin Kolbe
15. Willie Le Roux
16. Schalk Brits
17. Thomas Du Toit
18. Wilco Louw
19. Lood De Jager
20. Jean-Luc Du Preez
21. Embrose Papier
22. Elton Jantjies
23. Damian Willemse
24. Trevor Nyakane
25. Beast Mtawarira
26. Akker van der Merwe
27. Marco van Staden
28. Ivan van Zyl
29. Damian De Allende
30. Roscoe Specman
31. Warrick Gelant
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FORWARDS (17)
Props: (LHs) Kitshoff, Mtawarira, (THs) Oosthuizen, Louw, Nyakane, (Utility) Du Toit (6) - Malherbe?
Hookers: Marx, Brits, Van der Merwe (3) - Mbonambi?
Locks: (4s) Etzebeth, (5s) Snyman, De Jager (3) - Mostert?
Flanks: (6s) Kolisi, Van Staden, (7s) Du Toit, Du Preez, (4) - Coetzee?
Eighthmen: Vermeulen (1) - Whiteley?
BACKS (14)
Scrumhalves: De Klerk, Papier, Van Zyl (3) - Jantjies
Flyhalves: Pollard, Jantjies (2) - Bosch?
Centres: (12s) Esterhuizen, De Allende, (13s) Kriel (3) - Serfontein?
Wings: (11s) Dyanthi, Specman, (14s) Kolbe (3) - Nkosi?
Fullbacks: Le Roux, Willemse, Gelant (3) - Lleyds?