Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named six uncapped players in a 37-man squad for the second leg of the Nations Championship in November, with Yaqeen Ahmed, Sebastian de Klerk, Luan Giliomee, Markus Muller, Riley Norton, and Emmanuel Tshituka all earning their first national call-ups for the Boks’ last four Tests of the season.
Springboks Squad – Nations Championship Northern Hemisphere Series:
(Club/Caps)
Forwards (20):
- Lood de Jager (Wild Knights)(78)
- Paul de Villiers (DHL Stormers)(5)
- Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz)(102)
- Thomas du Toit (Hollywoodbets Sharks)(37)
- Cameron Hanekom (Vodacom Bulls)(6)
- Siya Kolisi (DHL Stormers)(107)(captain)
- Wilco Louw (DHL Stormers)(36)
- Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears)(94)
- Ntuthuko Mchunu (DHL Stormers)(4)
- Salmaan Moerat (Stade Rochelais)(caps TBC)
- Franco Mostert (Honda Heat)(85)
- Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks)(53)
- Ruan Nortje (Kubota Spears)(24)
- Riley Norton (DHL Stormers)*
- Zachary Porthen (DHL Stormers)(8)
- Gerhard Steenekamp (Vodacom Bulls)(23)
- Emmanuel Tshituka (Hollywoodbets Sharks)*
- Marco van Staden (Vodacom Bulls)(38)
- Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Vodacom Bulls)(15)
- Jasper Wiese (Urayasu D-Rocks)(50)
Backs (17):
- Yaqeen Ahmed (DHL Stormers)*
- Kurt-Lee Arendse (Mitsubishi Dynaboars)(35)
- Damian de Allende (Wild Knights)(103)
- Sebastian de Klerk (Vodacom Bulls)*
- Aphelele Fassi (Hollywoodbets Sharks)(19)
- Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers)(25)
- Luan Giliomee (Vodacom Bulls)*
- Ethan Hooker (Hollywoodbets Sharks)(14)
- Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles)(94)
- Manie Libbok (Kintetsu Liners)(34)
- Canan Moodie (Vodacom Bulls)(26)
- Markus Muller (DHL Stormers)*
- Cobus Reinach (DHL Stormers)(57)
- Morne van den Berg (10bet Lions)(11)
- Edwill van der Merwe (Hollywoodbets Sharks)(8)
- Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers)(55)
- Grant Williams (Kobe Steelers)(31)
* Uncapped
Springboks Fixtures
- Round 4: Saturday 7 November 2026 – Italy v South Africa, KO 12.40h
- Round 5: Friday 13 November 2026 – France v South Africa, KO 21.10h
- Round 6: Saturday 21 November 2026 – Ireland v South Africa, KO 16.40h
