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Rugby: Erasmus names four uncapped players in Boks’ team for Barbarians clash

# Rugby: Four debutants were named in head coach Rassie Erasmus’ Springbok team for Saturday’s match against the Barbarians in Cape Town. Prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye and flanker Vincent Tshituka are in the starting-15, and hooker Marnus van der Merwe and prop Neethling Fouché on the bench. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu will wear the number 10 jersey, with Manie Libbok on the bench. Lock Lood de Jager returns for his first Test since before 2023’s World Cup, and will partner Jean Kleyn. Captain Siya Kolisi will play in his 93rd Test.