Rassie backs victorious Junior Boks for Nations Championship

Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus has named six uncapped players in a 37-man South Africa squad for the second leg of the Nations Championship in November. The new call-ups include Yaqeen Ahmed, Sebastian de Klerk, Luan Giliomee, Markus Muller, Riley Norton, and Emmanuel Tshituka, joining experienced regulars such as captain Siya Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit, and Damian de Allende.

Several key players have been ruled out due to injury, including Cheslin Kolbe, Eben Etzebeth, Andre Esterhuizen, and Handre Pollard. The Springboks currently top the Southern Hemisphere standings on points difference over New Zealand and will play Italy, France, and Ireland before the Finals Weekend in London.