When Rassie Erasmus named the latest Springbok squad for the upcoming end-of-year tour, players left ‘at home’ on the standby list included World Cup winners such as Bongi Mbonambi, Lukhanyo Am and Makazole Mapimpi, while Faf de Klerk, Willie le Roux and Vincent Koch were omitted altogether.
It would be premature to suggest that Am, at the age of 31, won’t have an opportunity to force his way back into the Springbok squad, especially considering that he is still working his way back to fitness and form after some injury issues.
Similarly, Mbonambi may be approaching his 35th birthday, but
