Details revealed of Springbok Assessment Camp
T
he Springbok preliminary Rugby World Cup squad has been called into camp in Cape Town from July 5 to 8 to begin preparations for the international season.
Stormers players will not attend if their team is involved in the Vodacom Super Rugby final. Charl McLeod (The Sharks) has been called in to the training squad in place of Ricky Januarie, who has retired from international rugby.
The players will undergo medical assessments to assist in selection for the Castle Tri-Nations Series. The squad for the first leg of the Series will be named on July 9.
A media schedule for the Cape Town camp will be issued on Friday.
Preliminary Rugby World Cup squad:
| Player | Province | Caps |
| Willem Alberts | The Sharks | 3 |
| Gio Aplon | DHL Western Province | 13 |
| Bjorn Basson | Vodacom Blue Bulls | 4 |
| Andries Bekker | DHL Western Province | 24 |
| Bakkies Botha | Vodacom Blue Bulls | 72 |
| BJ Botha | Munster, Ireland | 25 |
| Heinrich Brüssow | Toyota Free State Cheetahs | 13 |
| Schalk Burger | DHL Western Province | 63 |
| Juan de Jongh | DHL Western Province | 6 |
| Jean de Villiers | DHL Western Province | 67 |
| Bismarck du Plessis | The Sharks | 36 |
| Jannie du Plessis | The Sharks | 24 |
| Fourie du Preez | Vodacom Blue Bulls | 55 |
| Jaque Fourie | DHL Western Province | 62 |
| Dean Greyling | Vodacom Blue Bulls | – |
| Bryan Habana | DHL Western Province | 68 |
| Alistair Hargreaves | The Sharks | 2 |
| Francois Hougaard | Vodacom Blue Bulls | 8 |
| Adrian Jacobs | The Sharks | 32 |
| Butch James | MTN Golden Lions | 40 |
| Elton Jantjies | MTN Golden Lions | – |
| Ashley Johnson | Toyota Free State Cheetahs | – |
| Ryan Kankowski | The Sharks | 17 |
| Zane Kirchner | Vodacom Blue Bulls | 14 |
| Werner Kruger | Vodacom Blue Bulls | – |
| Patrick Lambie | The Sharks | 4 |
| Francois Louw | DHL Western Province | 7 |
| Charl McLeod | The Sharks | – |
| Victor Matfield | Vodacom Blue Bulls | 105 |
| Tendai Mtawarira | The Sharks | 26 |
| Johann Muller | Ulster, Ireland | 23 |
| Lwazi Mvovo | The Sharks | 2 |
| Odwa Ndungane | The Sharks | 7 |
| Wynand Olivier | Vodacom Blue Bulls | 32 |
| Coenie Oosthuizen | Toyota Free State Cheetahs | – |
| Ruan Pienaar | Ulster, Ireland | 47 |
| JP Pietersen | The Sharks | 36 |
| Chiliboy Ralepelle | Vodacom Blue Bulls | 18 |
| Danie Rossouw | Vodacom Blue Bulls | 54 |
| John Smit | The Sharks | 102 |
| Juan Smith | Toyota Free State Cheetahs | 69 |
| Pierre Spies | Vodacom Blue Bulls | 40 |
| Gurthrö Steenkamp | Vodacom Blue Bulls | 31 |
| Deon Stegmann | Vodacom Blue Bulls | 4 |
| Frans Steyn | Racing Metro, France | 42 |
| Morne Steyn | Vodacom Blue Bulls | 25 |
| Adriaan Strauss | Toyota Free State Cheetahs | 9 |
| Flip van der Merwe | Vodacom Blue Bulls | 10 |
| Duane Vermeulen | DHL Western Province | – |
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