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Springboks to go Back to First-Choice  Waiting to Named Strongest Squad

The Springboks will revert to their strongest line-up for this Saturday’s Test against Argentina. Here is when the team will be named.

Throughout the Rugby Championship, the Springboks have mixed and matched with their selections, and it seemed like a great move while they were managing to claim winning results.

However, this past Saturday, a largely new-look side suffered a shock defeat to Argentina that disrupted a lot of good work that had been done previously.

This week, though, Rassie Erasmus has made it clear that he will pick his strongest available team as several top players – many of whom were rested last week – will return to action.

No regrets for Springboks

Reflecting on his selections after the loss on Saturday, Erasmus backed his plan to expose a handful of youngsters to testing conditions in Argentina.

“The guys who were rested will definitely come into the mix. It would’ve been nice to win this game, we want to win it,” Erasmus said.

“We knew we were taking a bit of a gamble by leaving seven guys at home. The loss isn’t nice and we feel sad about that.

“I don’t want to say lessons learned, because that is an old cliche, but for some of the younger guys to experience this stadium, Argentina’s supporters and the way Argentina loosens up a game, now they know how it feels. There are five or six guys who haven’t played here before.

“The guys who are at home will definitely come back into the mix, like we planned beforehand.”

The Pumas moved up to 14 points on the standings following their victory, while the Boks, who got a losing bonus point, are now on 19.

Should the Boks win the competition, it would mark the first time they lift the trophy since 2019, while it also cap off a memorable series in which they won the Nelson Mandela Challenge plate Against Australia and the Freedom Cup against New Zealand.

The Springboks travelled back to South Africa on a flight with Los Pumas directly after the match and will resume their full training programme on Monday.

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