CAPE TOWN. – The national rugby selectors today announced the Springbok squad for the second Nelson Mandela Challenge Test match next week at Ellis Park against the Wallabies.
Lawrence Sephaka, Danie Rossouw and Brent Russell were released and will be allowed to play for their respective provincial teams in the ABSA Currie Cup competition this weekend.
Eddie Andrews and Solomzi Tyibilika were recalled to the squad after missing out on the one-match tour to Australia for the first leg of the Mandela Challenge.
Springbok coach Jake White said players who were not selected for the Ellis Park match, will be considered for the 28-man Vodacom Tri-Nations squad.
“The Mandela Challenge match is of great importance to us and we want to deliver a much improved performance against the Wallabies at Ellis Park, where we always get fantastic support. This match also present us with an opportunity to give some of the other players in the squad a run before we start the defence of our Vodacom Tri-Nations trophy,” said White.
The Springbok squad of 27 will assemble on Thursday, 14 July 2005 at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg. The team will practise daily at St John’s College in Houghton.
A full media, PR & Events and training schedule for the Springboks will be issued on Wednesday, 13 July 2005.
The full Springbok squad for the Mandela Challenge at Ellis Park:
| No | Name | Province |
| 1 | Eddie Andrews | Investec Western Province |
| 2 | De Wet Barry | Investec Western Province |
| 3 | Bakkies Botha | Vodacom Blue Bulls |
| 4 | Gary Botha | Vodacom Blue Bulls |
| 5 | Schalk Burger | Investec Western Province |
| 6 | Jacques Cronje | Vodacom Blue Bulls |
| 7 | Jean de Villiers | Investec Western Province |
| 8 | Fourie du Preez | Vodacom Blue Bulls |
| 9 | Os du Randt | Vodacom Cheetahs |
| 10 | Jaque Fourie | Golden Lions |
| 11 | Bryan Habana | Vodacom Blue Bulls |
| 12 | Enrico Januarie | Golden Lions |
| 13 | Marius Joubert | Investec Western Province |
| 14 | Wayne Julies | Golden Lions |
| 15 | Victor Matfield | Vodacom Blue Bulls |
| 16 | Percy Montgomery | Sharks |
| 17 | Breyton Paulse | Claremont Montferrand (Fr) |
| 18 | Andre Pretorius | Golden Lions |
| 19 | Hanyani Shimange | Investec Western Province |
| 20 | John Smit – captain | Sharks |
| 21 | Gurthro Steenkamp | Vodacom Blue Bulls |
| 22 | Solomzi Tyibilika | Sharks |
| 23 | Albert van den Berg | Sharks |
| 24 | CJ van der Linde | Vodacom Cheetahs |
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