Head coach Rassie Erasmus says that there are two types of Springbok players, and one of them, the coaching team has decided not to select.

With four franchises in the United Rugby Championship and no limitations on selecting overseas-based players, Erasmus and his staff are not short on options when picking a squad. That’s highlighted by the bloated 46-man squad that prepared for the opening game of the Nations Championship, named after the double header where South Africa really flexed their depth.

The SA ‘A’ team beat Zimbabwe 40-0 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium before the Springboks hammered the Barbarians

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