As it happened: Springbok 2019 World Cup squad announcement

Kolisi to SA fans: "Thank you for supporting us in the tough times."

Kolisi: "I'm very excited, but obviously nervous as well. I'm more excited, because I know who I've got in my corner ..."

Rassie: "There were three or four guys who were really unlucky ... but the guys that are here really deserve it."

Springboks' 31-man World Cup squad:

Forwards (17)

Schalk Brits (Bulls), Lood de Jager (Bulls), Pieter-Steph du Toit (Stormers), Eben Etzebeth (Stormers), Steven Kitshoff (Stormers), Vincent Koch (Saracens, England), Siya Kolisi (captain, Stormers), Francois Louw (Bath, England), Frans Malherbe (Stormers), Malcolm Marx (Lions), Bongi Mbonambi (Stormers), Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks), Franco Mostert (Gloucester, England), Trevor Nyakane (Bulls), Kwagga Smith (Lions), RG Snyman (Bulls), Duane Vermeulen (Bulls)

Backs (14)

Lukhanyo Am (Sharks), Damian de Allende (Stormers), Faf de Klerk (Sale Sharks, England), Warrick Gelant (Bulls), Elton Jantjies (Lions), Herschel Jantjies (Stormers), Cheslin Kolbe (Toulouse, France), Jesse Kriel (Bulls), Makazole Mapimpi (Sharks), S'bu Nkosi (Sharks), Willie le Roux (Toyota Verblitz, Japan), Handre Pollard (Bulls), Cobus Reinach (Northampton Saints, England), Frans Steyn (Montpellier, Franc

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am, Frans Malherbe, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, Franco Mostert, Damian de Allende, Vincent Koch, Steven Kitshoff, Kwagga Smith, Trevor Nyakane, Willie le Roux, Frans Steyn, Francois Louw, Duane Vermeulen, Tendai Mtawarira, Eben Etzebeth, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Jesse Kriel, Siya Kolisi ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am, Frans Malherbe, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, Franco Mostert, Damian de Allende, Vincent Koch, Steven Kitshoff, Kwagga Smith, Trevor Nyakane, Willie le Roux, Frans Steyn, Francois Louw, Duane Vermeulen, Tendai Mtawarira, Eben Etzebeth, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Jesse Kriel ... 

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am, Frans Malherbe, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, Franco Mostert, Damian de Allende, Vincent Koch, Steven Kitshoff, Kwagga Smith, Trevor Nyakane, Willie le Roux, Frans Steyn, Francois Louw, Duane Vermeulen, Tendai Mtawarira, Eben Etzebeth, Pieter-Steph du Toit ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am, Frans Malherbe, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, Franco Mostert, Damian de Allende, Vincent Koch, Steven Kitshoff, Kwagga Smith, Trevor Nyakane, Willie le Roux, Frans Steyn, Francois Louw, Duane Vermeulen, Tendai Mtawarira, Eben Etzebeth ... 

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am, Frans Malherbe, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, Franco Mostert, Damian de Allende, Vincent Koch, Steven Kitshoff, Kwagga Smith, Trevor Nyakane, Willie le Roux, Frans Steyn, Francois Louw, Duane Vermeulen, Tendai Mtawarira ... 

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am, Frans Malherbe, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, Franco Mostert, Damian de Allende, Vincent Koch, Steven Kitshoff, Kwagga Smith, Trevor Nyakane, Willie le Roux, Frans Steyn, Francois Louw, Duane Vermeulen ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am, Frans Malherbe, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, Franco Mostert, Damian de Allende, Vincent Koch, Steven Kitshoff, Kwagga Smith, Trevor Nyakane, Willie le Roux, Frans Steyn, Francois Louw, 

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am, Frans Malherbe, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, Franco Mostert, Damian de Allende, Vincent Koch, Steven Kitshoff, Kwagga Smith, Trevor Nyakane, Willie le Roux, Frans Steyn ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am, Frans Malherbe, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, Franco Mostert, Damian de Allende, Vincent Koch, Steven Kitshoff, Kwagga Smith, Trevor Nyakane, Willie le Roux ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am, Frans Malherbe, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, Franco Mostert, Damian de Allende, Vincent Koch, Steven Kitshoff, Kwagga Smith, Trevor Nyakane ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am, Frans Malherbe, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, Franco Mostert, Damian de Allende, Vincent Koch, Steven Kitshoff, Kwagga Smith ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am, Frans Malherbe, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, Franco Mostert, Damian de Allende, Vincent Koch, Steven Kitshoff ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am, Frans Malherbe, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, Franco Mostert, Damian de Allende, Vincent Koch ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am, Frans Malherbe, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, Franco Mostert, Damian de Allende ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am, Frans Malherbe, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, Franco Mostert ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am, Frans Malherbe, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am, Frans Malherbe, RG Snyman ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am, Frans Malherbe ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx, Lukhanyo Am ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi, Malcolm Marx ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk, Bongi Mbonambi ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe, Faf de Klerk ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi, Cheslin Kolbe ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits, S'bu Nkosi ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi, Schalk Brits ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Makazole Mapimpi ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies, Handre Pollard ...

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant, Elton Jantjies ...

Hershel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach, Warrick Gelant ... 

Herschel Jantjies, Cobus Reinach ...

Herschel Jantjies! 

First name ... 

Here we go! 

Alexander: "The chosen Springbok team is the pride of the nation ... "

SA Rugby presiden Mark Alexander now speaking ... 

The national anthem is now being performed ... 

We'll be bringing you all 31 names as they are announced, so stay tuned to find out who will be representing the Boks in Japan! 

The announcement is set to start at 15:00 and will take place from the SuperSport studios in Johannesburg ...