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South Africa’s scrum-half Faf de Klerk (2nd R) hugs South Africa’s number 8 Duane Vermeulen (R) as they celebrate winning the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup final match between England and South Africa at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on November 2, 2019. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

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Springboks: EIGHT players likely to be handed rare chances against Argentina!

Jacques Nienaber hinted at giving Springboks players a chance before the Rugby World Cup. These EIGHT players could earn rare gametime against Argentina. ALSO READ: Unpopular opinion: Springboks’ latest loss was also a WIN Nienaber is well aware of their sizeable squad. Therefore, he wants to ensure that as many players as possible get a […]

By Dean Boyle
21-07-23 10:09
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South Africa’s scrum-half Faf de Klerk (2nd R) hugs South Africa’s number 8 Duane Vermeulen (R) as they celebrate winning the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup final match between England and South Africa at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on November 2, 2019. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Jacques Nienaber hinted at giving Springboks players a chance before the Rugby World Cup. These EIGHT players could earn rare gametime against Argentina.

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Nienaber is well aware of their sizeable squad.

Therefore, he wants to ensure that as many players as possible get a chance to stake a claim for Rugby World Cup spots. He will be announcing his final 33-man squad for the Rugby World Cup 2023 on 8 August 2023. Meaning, all these players only have the two fixtures against Argentina to earn their tickets to France.

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NIENABER INTENDS TO GIVE FRINGE SPRINGBOKS A CHANCE

Nienaber and Rassie Erasmus intend to give several fringe players a chance to impress during their back-to-back fixtures against Argentina.

“We have a sizeable squad, and we need to ensure that we give as many players as possible the chance to stake a claim for places in the World Cup squad, while at the same time getting the desired results so that we can build momentum going into the World Cup,” Nienaber told SA Rugby.

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Jacques Nienaber intends to give several Springboks a chance against Argentina to stake a claim for Rugby World Cup spots. Photo: SA Rugby website

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The Boks only have the two fixtures against the Pumas before he names his final 33-man squad for the Rugby World Cup.

The first of which is at Ellis Park on 29 July 2023. However, well some players may be given a rare chance to impress, he is likely to try a combination of players from the first two tests with huge pressure to start most of the bomb squad.

FINAL CHANCE IN RUGBY WORLD CUP WARM-UP AGAINST ARGENTINA

The World Cup warm-up fixture against Argentina on 5 August 2023 will be the final chance for fringe players to stake a claim for Rugby World Cup 2023 berths.

The likes of Trevor Nyakane, Joseph Dweba, Jean-Luc du Preez, Jaden Hendrikse, Herschel Jantjies and Jesse Kriel have not featured yet. Furthermore, Deon Fourie and Evan Roos only got a few minutes off the bench against Australia at Loftus during South Africa’s 43-12 battering of the Wallabies.

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It must be noted that Hendrikse has been unavailable due to having to deal with a personal loss.

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