Rassie already looks at options

A number of South African rugby's finest rising stars are part of a group of 56 domestic players invited to the Springboks' first alignment camp of the year.

- Jacques van der Westhuyzen

The three-day camp will take place in Cape Town from 10 to 12 March. The get-together will be preceded by a three-day coaches and management camp, headed by Rassie Erasmus.

Erasmus and his coaching team will also hold virtual sessions after the camp with the overseas-based Springbok players, injured players and talented youngsters who won't be part of the Cape Town get-together.

The group includes 18 members of the 2023 Rugby World Cup-winning squad, 10 of whom were also part of the 2019 squad and five who played at the 2015 World Cup.