Springboks: Rassie Erasmus names six uncapped players in a 37-man squad for the Nations Championship tour of Europe
Yaqeen Ahmed, Luan Giliomee, Markus Muller, Sebastian de Klerk, Riley Norton and Emmanuel Tshituka earn first call-ups, with Siya Kolisi captain. Cheslin Kolbe, Eben Etzebeth, André Esterhuizen and Handré Pollard are out injured. South Africa, level on 15 points with New Zealand but top on points difference, play Italy (7 Nov), France (13 Nov) and Ireland (21 Nov) before the finals weekend in London. Sport item: News24 is the only outlet in our rated sample to cover it; SA Rugby, TimesLive and AFP also reported the squad. No political split. Sources: News24, SA Rugby, TimesLive, AFP. More coverage
Sport item: News24 is the only outlet in our rated sample to cover it; SA Rugby, TimesLive and AFP also reported the squad. No political split.
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Springboks: Rassie Erasmus names six uncapped players in a 37-man squad for the Nations Championship tour of Europe - SA Rugby
Springboks: Rassie Erasmus names six uncapped players in a 37-man squad for the Nations Championship tour of Europe - TimesLive
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