Fast Start Wanted

Boks: Rassie Hoping Team Can Hit Ground Running

- Ross Roche

The Springboks won't be taking an ageing Barbarians team for granted and will be gunning for a win to get their international season up and running on the best possible note when the two teams clash at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday afternoon (kick-off 5:10pm).

The first game of the season is always a tricky one as players try to gel together and find their feet, and it is even more so when there are a number of inexperienced players in the mix.

In their match 23 the Boks have four uncapped players making their first appearance in the green and gold, although it won't count as a Test cap against the famed invitational side, four more players have under 10 caps and another four have under 20.

So it is a relatively inexperienced side, backed by a fair few veterans, mostly based in Japan, who will be looking to guide them.