Try the Springboks Rassie Erasmus has picked for his or her Autumn Nations Collection opener at Murrayfield
South Africa boss Rassie Erasmus has named the staff who’ll tackle Scotland in Sunday night’s Autumn Nations Collection match. He’s picked a robust aspect for the Murrayfield conflict, because the world champions look to construct on the momentum of their comfy Rugby Championship win.
Erasmus’s squad has a lot power in depth that he’s capable of make 11 modifications to the XV that began in opposition to Argentina of their ultimate Rugby Championship sport. Jaden Hendrikse and Handré Pollard get the nod at half-back, whereas Kwagga Smith wins his fiftieth cap at quantity 8. Eben Etzebeth, probably the most capped participant in Springboks historical past, captains the aspect, with Siya Kolisi among the many replacements.
The pinnacle coach has opted for a 7-1 break up on the bench, suggesting the Scots are in for a tricky 80 minutes up entrance – particularly as Erasmus can name on the likes of Kolisi, Malcolm Marx, RG Snyman and Pieter-Steph Du Toit when he decides to deploy the Bomb Squad.
“This can be a seasoned and high quality staff and including to that 21 of the 23 gamers have received a Rugby World Cup title, with some having received two, in order that they know what it takes to carry out at this degree,” stated Erasmus.
“We predict an especially bodily match, so we opted for a 7-1 break up of forwards on the bench, and this was aided by the truth that we’ve such versatile gamers within the backline, who can cowl totally different positions if crucial.”
The match kicks off at 4.10pm GMT on Sunday 10 November.
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South Africa staff Autumn Internationals – v Scotland
15. Willie le Roux
14. Canan Moodie
13. Lukhanyo Am
12. Andre Esterhuizen
11. Makazole Mapimpi
10. Handré Pollard
9. Jaden Hendrikse
1. Ox Nche
2. Bongi Mbonambi
3. Thomas du Toit
4. Eben Etzebeth (captain)
5. Franco Mostert
6. Marco van Staden
7. Elrigh Louw
8. Kwagga Smith
Replacements:
16. Malcolm Marx
17. Gerhard Steenekamp
18. Vincent Koch
19. RG Snyman
20. Siya Kolisi
21. Pieter-Steph du Toit
22. Jasper Wiese
23. Grant Williams
South Africa Autumn Nations Collection squad 2024
Forwards
Thomas du Toit (Tub, 21 caps)
Vincent Koch (Hollywoodbets Sharks, 58 caps)
Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers, 76 caps)
Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks, 37 caps)
Gerhard Steenekamp (Vodacom Bulls, 8 caps)
Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears, 73 caps)
Bongi Mbonambi (Hollywoodbets Sharks, 75 caps)
Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks, 128 caps)
Franco Mostert (Honda Warmth, 76 caps)
Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls, 6 caps)
RG Snyman (Leinster, 37 caps)
Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz, 84 caps)
Siya Kolisi (captain, Hollywoodbet Sharks, 89 caps)
Elrigh Louw (Vodacom Bulls, 10 caps)
Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs, 49 caps)
Marco van Staden (Vodacom Bulls, 23 caps)
Jasper Wiese (Urayasu D-Rocks, 31 caps)
Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Vodacom Bulls, 3 caps)
Backs
Jaden Hendrikse (Hollywoodbets Sharks, 18 caps)
Cobus Reinach (Montpellier, 37 caps )
Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks, 15 caps)
Manie Libbok (DHL Stormers, 18 caps)
Handré Pollard (Leicester Tigers, 77 caps)
Lukhanyo Am (Hollywoodbets Sharks, 40 caps)
Damian de Allende (Wild Knights, 85 caps)
Andre Esterhuizen (Hollywoodbets Sharks, 18 caps)
Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles, 77 caps)
Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls, 22 caps)
Aphelele Fassi (Hollywoodbets Sharks, 9 caps)
Cheslin Kolbe (Suntory Sungoliath, 38 caps)
Willie le Roux (Vodacom Bulls, 97 caps)
Makazole Mapimpi (Hollywoodbets Sharks, 45 caps)
Canan Moodie (Vodacom Bulls, 11 caps)
Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers, 40 caps)
South Africa Autumn Nations Collection fixtures 2024
Sunday 10 November 2024
- Scotland v South Africa
BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 4.10pm GMT / 6.10pm SAST / 3.10am AEDT (Monday) / 5.10am NZDT (Monday) / 11.10am ET / 8.10am PT
Saturday 16 November 2024
- England v South Africa
Allianz Stadium (Twickenham), London
Kick-off: 5.40pm GMT / 7.40pm SAST / 4.40am AEDT (Sunday) / 6.40am NZDT (Sunday) / 12.40pm ET / 9.40am PT
Saturday 23 November 2024
- Wales v South Africa
Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 5.40pm GMT / 7.40pm SAST / 4.40am AEDT (Sunday) / 6.40am NZDT (Sunday) / 12.40pm ET / 9.40am PT
