Rugby: Lock Salmaan Moerat will make his first appearance for the Springboks this year in Saturday’s Nations Championship clash against Italy in Turin. He will partner Ruan Nortjé. Up front, Jasper Wiese, Pieter-Steph du Toit and captain Siya Kolisi are the loose trio, with Thomas du Toit, Malcolm Marx and Ox Nche in the front row. In the backline, halfbacks Morné van den Berg and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu join the experienced midfield pairing of Damian de Allende and Jesse Kriel, and a back three of Ethan Hooker, Kurt-Lee Arendse and Damian Willemse.
Rugby: Erasmus names an experienced team for the Nations Championship clash against Italy