Rassie keeps widening net

Eighty-two players. That's the number of players Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus wants to meet with and chat to ahead of this year's Test rugby season.

- Jacques van der Westhuyzen

It's a lot of players and it's no surprise many have asked why the group is so big.

For those who have missed the squad announcements in recent weeks, Erasmus has chosen to meet in-person at a camp with 56 players and then with a further 26 players in a virtual camp next month.

These camps will be to ensure that all the players on Erasmus' radar to play Tests this season, and possibly over the coming years, are all on the same page when it comes to his goals and expectations.