Springbok Team To Face Wales

In case you missed it here is the Springbok match 22 to face Wales on 5 June.

The Springbok selectors have announced a match 22 boasting a total of 531 Test caps for the Test against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday, 5 June.  The starting XV for the one-off clash at the Millennium Stadium includes two new caps with one new selection on the bench and six overseas-based Springboks.

Springboks vs Wales – Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Saturday 5 June, 2010

15 Francois Steyn (Racing Metro) – 36 caps

14 Gio Aplon (Vodacom Stormers) – uncapped

13 Jean de Villiers (Munster) – 55 caps

12 Butch James (Bath) – 35 caps

11 Odwa Ndungane (Sharks) – 6 caps

10 Ruan Pienaar (Sharks) – 36 caps

9 Ricky Januarie (Vodacom Stormers) – 40 caps

8 Joe van Niekerk (Toulon) – 51 caps

7 Dewald Potgieter (Vodacom Bulls) – 1 cap

6 Francois Louw (Vodacom Stormers) – uncapped

5 Andries Bekker (Vodacom Stormers) – 21 caps

4 Danie Rossouw (Vodacom Bulls) – 46 caps

3 BJ Botha (Ulster) – 19 caps

2 John Smit (Sharks, Capt) – 93 caps

1 CJ van der Linde (Leinster) – 58 caps

Reserves:

16 Chiliboy Ralepelle (Vodacom Bulls) – 8 caps

17 Jannie du Plessis (Sharks) – 12 caps

18 Alistair Hargreaves (Sharks) – uncapped

19 Ryan Kankowski (Sharks) – 11 caps

20 Meyer Bosman (Vodacom Cheetahs) – 3 caps

21 Juan de Jongh (Vodacom Stormers) – uncapped

22 Bjorn Basson  (Vodacom Cheetahs) – uncapped