South Africa A national rugby union team

South Africa 'A'

Union	South African Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	Springboks, Springbokke, Boks, Bokke, Amabokoboko
Emblem(s)	the Springbok and the Protea
Team kit Change kit

The South Africa 'A' national rugby union team, also formerly referred to as the Junior Springboks or the Emerging Springboks, are the second national rugby union team in South Africa after the national side. They competed in the Nations Cup in 2007 and 2008 alongside the full national teams of Namibia, Romania and Georgia as well as Argentina Jaguars and Italy A. They also sporadically play touring sides such as the British and Irish Lions. The team is made up of players of all ages and is not necessarily a junior side, but as a selection criterion they may not have represented the Springboks before.

Current squad

The most recent squad played against the British and Irish Lions during their their 2009 tour of South Africa:^[1]

Emerging Springboks squad
Props Pat Cilliers Wian du Preez Werner Kruger Hookers Tiaan Liebenberg Bandise Maku Locks Wilhelm Steenkamp Steven Sykes Franco van der Merwe	Loose Forwards Jacques Botes Jean Deysel Dewald Potgieter (c) Duane Vermeulen Scrum-halves Heini Adams Jano Vermaak Fly-halves Willem de Waal Earl Rose	Centres Morgan Newman Deon van Rensburg Wingers Bjorn Basson Danwel Demas Luzuko Vulindlu Fullbacks Zane Kirchner
(c) denotes team captain.

See also

• South African Barbarians
• South Africa President's XV

References

1. "Rose at pivot for Emerging Boks". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 22 June 2009.