England to face Springboks without overseas stars this November - report

January 16, 2022
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Ultimate Rugby

Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber will reportedly be without some of his star players for South Africa's final end of year tour clash against England.

According to the South African newspaper, The Rapport, only South Africa-based players will be considered for the Test against at Twickenham on 26 November, as it falls outside of World Rugby’s official Test window.

This means that the Springboks are likely to be without the services of players plying their trade for European and Japanese clubs.

According to the report, three other Tests in 2022 have been earmarked for South Africa-based players while there has also been suggestions that there will be fixtures for South Africa A too.

The Springboks could face Eddie Jones' charges without the likes of Malcolm Marx, Trevor Nyakane, Vincent Koch, Wilco Louw, Coenie Oosthuizen, Eben Etzebeth, Lood de Jager, RG Snyman, Kwagga Smith, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Franco Mostert, Rynhardt Elstadt, the du Preez brothers, Jasper Wiese, Faf de Klerk, Cobus Reinach, Handre Pollard, Elton Jantjies, Damian de Allende, Cheslin Kolbe, Jesse Kriel, Willie le Roux and more.

Considering the players who featured for the Springboks in 2022 and form of other local talents the Springboks could line up like this against England:

1. Steven Kitshoff

2. Bongi Mbonambi

3. Frans Malherbe

4. Salmaan Moerat *

5. Marvin Orie

6. Siya Kolisi (c)

7. Marcell Coetzee

8. Evan Roos*

9. Herschel Jantjies

10. Damian Willemse

11. Makazole Mapimpi

12. Frans Steyn