Springboks Autumn Nations Series Squad

South African boss Jacques Nienaber has named a 35-strong Springboks squad for their upcoming European tour that includes a first call-up for ex-Junior Springbok backs Manie Libbok and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, while lock Jason Jenkins is back in the national set-up four years after making his Test debut.

Another 19 players will travel in an A team squad that will be coached by Mzwandile Stick.

SA Rugby Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus said: “This is a very important tour for both teams in terms of measuring how we perform against some of the top countries and clubs in the world and to give a wider group of players an opportunity to play at this level, less than a year out from the Rugby World Cup.

“We have some exciting young talent making a strong statement for their franchises and clubs, and since we are limited to selecting only a specified number of players for the Springbok squad, we would not have been able to see some of them in action, so we are delighted to have this SA ‘A’ tour.

“This team is the closest one can get to represent the Springboks and given the quality of the Munster and Bristol teams and the electric atmospheres expected at those sold-out matches, this will be the perfect opportunity for those players to put up their hands for the World Cup squad.”