Springboks 28-man touring team head to Argentina

This was of course with some changes as forwards Jean-Luc du Preez, Sikhumbuzo Notshe and Marvin Orie were trimmed from the list.

Ross Cronje, Jesse Kriel and Lwazi Mvovo will be joining them in not be catching that flight tomorrow.

Despite their concerning first half on Saturday the Boks will be looking to walk away with the big “W” yet again adding to the bigger picture of securing Rassie Erasmus’s 2019 World Cup plans in Japan.

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Despite the Springboks being far from clinical on Saturday, someone who was praising the Boks was Puma’s coach Mario Ledesma.

Ledesma hailed the Springboks as being the most physical side in world rugby at the moment whilst sharing his concern as to how his side will cope with the expected Bok pack power.

The 28-man side to board that all important flight to South America tomorrow include:

Forwards (16)

• Thomas du Toit (Prop, Sharks)
• Pieter-Steph du Toit (Lock/Loose forward, Stormers)
• Eben Etzebeth (Lock, Stormers)
• Steven Kitshoff (Prop, Stormers)
• Siya Kolisi (Captain - Loose forward, Stormers)
• Francois Louw (Loose forward, Bath, England)
• Wilco Louw (Prop, Stormers)
• Frans Malherbe (Prop, Stormers)
• Malcolm Marx (Hooker, Lions)
• Bongi Mbonambi (Hooker, Stormers)
• Franco Mostert (Lock, Gloucester, England)
• Tendai Mtawarira (Prop, Sharks)
• RG Snyman (Lock, Bulls/Honda Heat )
• Akker van der Merwe (Hooker, Sharks)
• Marco van Staden (Loose forward, Bulls)
• Warren Whiteley (No 8, Lions).
  

Backs (12)

• Lukhanyo Am (Centre,  Sharks)
• Faf de Klerk (Scrumhalf, Sale Sharks, England)
• Aphiwe Dyantyi (Wing, Lions)
• André Esterhuizen (Centre, Sharks/Sanix Blues, Japan)
• Elton Jantjies (Flyhalf, Lions)
• Willie le Roux (Fullback, Wasps, England)
• Makazole Mapimpi (Wing, Sharks)
• Lionel Mapoe (Centre, Lions)
• Embrose Papier (Scrumhalf, Bulls)
• Handré Pollard (Flyhalf, Bulls)
• Ivan van Zyl (Scrumhalf, Bulls)
• Damian Willemse (Flyhalf, Stormers)