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Rugby: Rassie includes six uncapped Boks in 46-man Nations Championship squad

# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Saturday evening named a 46-man squad featuring six uncapped players and 12 returning Bulls players for the inaugural Nations Championship, which kicks off against England in Johannesburg on Saturday, 4 July. The squad includes 28 forwards and 18 backline players, with Paul de Villiers, Riley Norton, Ruben van Heerden, Carlu Sadie, Vusi Moyo, and Jaco Williams the uncapped players in the mostly experienced group.

The match against England will be followed by clashes against Scotland in Pretoria on 11 July and Wales in Durban on 18 July, before the Boks travel to Buenos Aires to play a one-off test against Los Pumas on 8 August. The squad will arrive in Johannesburg today to resume their training camp.