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London - Bulls' tighthead-prop Werner Kruger has been called-up to the Springbok squad for Saturday's rugby game against the Barbarians at Twickenham in London.
He leaves for London on Wednesday to take his place on the Bok bench for the last match of the tour.
Kruger will be one of five players wearing the green and gold for the first time this weekend.
Also earning their first Springbok caps on Saturday are the Lions' Elton Jantjies, Sharks' centre Andries Strauss, Cheetahs' prop Coenie Oosthuizen and Sharks; scrumhalf Charl McLeod.
The match is not a Test, so the players will not get Springbok blazers for playing this weekend.
Revised Springbok team to face the Barbarians:
15-Patrick Lambie; 14-Odwa Ndungane, 13-Adi Jacobs, 12-Andries Strauss, 11-Lwazi Mvovo; 10-Elton Jantjies, 9-Francois Hougaard; 8-Ryan Kankowski, 7-Juan Smith (captain), 6-Willem Alberts, 5-Alistair Hargreaves, 4-Bakkies Botha, 3-CJ van der Linde, 2-Adriaan Strauss, 1-Coenie Oosthuizen. Replacements: 16-Bandise Maku, 17-Tendai Mtawarira, 18-Werner Kruger, 19-Flip van der Merwe, 20-Keegan Daniel, 21-Charl McLeod, 22-Gio Aplon.
He leaves for London on Wednesday to take his place on the Bok bench for the last match of the tour.
Kruger will be one of five players wearing the green and gold for the first time this weekend.
Also earning their first Springbok caps on Saturday are the Lions' Elton Jantjies, Sharks' centre Andries Strauss, Cheetahs' prop Coenie Oosthuizen and Sharks; scrumhalf Charl McLeod.
The match is not a Test, so the players will not get Springbok blazers for playing this weekend.
Revised Springbok team to face the Barbarians:
15-Patrick Lambie; 14-Odwa Ndungane, 13-Adi Jacobs, 12-Andries Strauss, 11-Lwazi Mvovo; 10-Elton Jantjies, 9-Francois Hougaard; 8-Ryan Kankowski, 7-Juan Smith (captain), 6-Willem Alberts, 5-Alistair Hargreaves, 4-Bakkies Botha, 3-CJ van der Linde, 2-Adriaan Strauss, 1-Coenie Oosthuizen. Replacements: 16-Bandise Maku, 17-Tendai Mtawarira, 18-Werner Kruger, 19-Flip van der Merwe, 20-Keegan Daniel, 21-Charl McLeod, 22-Gio Aplon.
