The 56-strong selection will meet in Cape Town for a three-day camp ahead of a Test season that begins with the July visits to South Africa from Italy and Georgia.
The Springboks came within two late kicks of a perfect record across 2024. A Ciaran Frawley drop goal in the 80th minute in Durban and a shanked Manie Libbok Libbok penalty in the 79th minute...
In December 2023, when Aphelele Fassi spoke exclusively to Rugbypass...
South Africa's phenomenal depth and conveyor belt of muscular titans makes this a question worth asking.
The back-to-back Rugby World Cup champions had already lost Jan-Hendrik Wessels and Damian Willemse for the November tour to Scotland, England and Wales, replacing them with Johan Grobbelaar and Cameron Hanekom.
The gifted full-back has refined his rough edges and is thriving from working with a reborn Springbok backline
In a year that has been dubbed a rebirth for South Africa, head coach Rassie Erasmus has not been afraid of some experimentation.
Rassie Erasmus helped engineer the first Rugby Championship win in 15 years but there are still areas that need improving