Rassie casts the net wide for first Bok camp
Akker van der Merwe is one of 17 Vodacom Bulls players in a 56-man group set to attend the first Springbok alignment camp of 2025, which will include 16 uncapped members.
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Akker van der Merwe is one of 17 Vodacom Bulls players in a 56-man group set to attend the first Springbok alignment camp of 2025, which will include 16 uncapped members.
Former England skipper Lawrence Dallaglio has raised an eyebrow at Rassie Erasmus’ “provocative” nature but respects the Springbok boss’ willingness to make bold decisions.
Eddie Jones names a World Cup-winning Springbok as the No 1 player to have ever played under him over the course of his professional career.
The Springboks will wrap up their 2025 Rugby Championship campaign with a historic Test against Argentina at the ‘Home of Rugby’ in London.
No-one will have been more pleased with the quality of the crunch North-South derby than Bok coach Rassie Erasmus.
Former Springbok boss Jacques Nienaber has praised RG Snyman’s rare ability to offload in contact, highlighting the lock’s natural athleticism as the key to his standout play.
Siya Kolisi is focused on earning his Springbok spot rather than retaining the captaincy, as former skippers Jean de Villiers and Corne Krige back him to continue leading.
Springbok chief Rassie Erasmus is hard at work analysing the Six Nations action of Italy, the world champions’ opponents for their two opening Tests of 2025.
Richie McCaw is confident that New Zealand can return to the summit of world rugby, saying “there’s no reason why we can’t knock most or all of the teams off”.
Vodacom Bulls hooker Akker van der Merwe is holding out hope that Rassie Erasmus will recall him to the Springbok fold in the near future.