Flyhalf depth pleases Steyn

Former Lions and now Sharks flyhalf Jordan Hendrikse (above) has another great opportunity to prove his worth in the Springbok system after he was called into their end-of-year-tour squad as an injury replacement earlier this week.

- Ross Roche

The Boks have had a number of players drop out of the squad after picking up injuries in their final United Rugby Championship games before the international break.

That included utility back Damian Willemse, who was replaced by loose forward Cameron Hanekom, followed by prop Frans Malherbe being ruled out, which opened the door for Hendrikse to step in.

Hendrikse made his one and only Bok appearance to date in their first Test of the year against Wales at Twickenham in June, but has been unable to get another look in due to that being a well-stocked department.