Host of top Springboks set to miss opening Test of 2024

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The Springboks will be without a host of leading players for the opening Test of the year against Wales in June.

As recently as last month, SA Rugby announced that, with the Springboks set to start their season with a clash against Wales at the iconic Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 22 June.

The clash against Wales will also be played two weeks before the Springboks’ blockbuster two-Test battle against Ireland, but it’s clear that a second-string side will need to make the trip to Twickenham. Top World Cup winners such as Handre Pollard and Siya Kolisi will form part of the contingent of overseas-based players who won’t be released for opening Test of the year, although it does seem that some Japan-based stars cold be considered.

“It is almost a standalone Test match. Some of the guys who play at Twickenham won’t play in the Ireland Test match… I wouldn’t be calling it a warm-up. It’s a big Test against a Wales team trying to fire and get a spark. They have some young guns who are close to producing magic so they will be tough.

 

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