If fielding 51 South Africa players in 2024, including 12 debutants, was not already staggering enough, there are plenty more players that Rassie Erasmus could select this year.
Willie le Roux is now looking for a Japanese club, but he won’t be signing anywhere on the cheap after Gallagher Premiership big guns Bath bulked at his £450k a year wage demands.
The Lions' unbeaten start to the season came to an abrupt end this afternoon as they fell 24 - 6 to Leinster at the Aviva Stadium.
.Wales Number 8 Taine Basham scored two tries but that was not enough to prevent the Dragons from slipping to another narrow home defeat as they lost 23-19 to the Lions.
Rassie Erasmus has fitness concerns over key players but a wealth of options to blood against Wales and Ireland
Davids was shown a red card in the 48th minute for a shoulder-led challenge to the head of Sanele Nohamba.
The Warriors saw their six-match winning run in the competition ended by the Bulls last weekend and were unable to capitalise on Ruan Venter’s first-half dismissal.
With several established stars set to be unavailable, opportunity knocks for a newcomer to steer the Springboks.
Cardiff slumped to an eighth successive United Rugby Championship defeat after being dispatched 34-13 by the Lions in Johannesburg.