WATCH: Rassie Erasmus talks about his deep love of Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein means quite a bit to Rassie Erasmus, from his childhood to his early rugby profession.

The Springbok coach is delighted to be again within the Metropolis of Roses this weekend to face Portugal.

Springbok workforce to face Portugal in Bloemfontein

15 – Aphelele Fassi (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 4 caps, 10 factors (2t)

14 – Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) – 17 caps, 70 factors (14t)

13 – Lukhanyo Am (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 35 caps, 30 pts (6t)

12 – Andre Esterhuizen (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 17 caps, 0 pts

11 – Makazole Mapimpi (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 42 caps, 135 factors (27t)

10 – Manie Libbok (DHL Stormers) – 14 caps, 87 pts (1t, 26c, 10p)

9 – Cobus Reinach (Montpellier) – 32 caps, 65 pts (13t)

8 – Evan Roos (DHL Stormers) – 6 caps, 0 factors

7 – Ben-Jason Dixon (DHL Stormers) – 1 cap, 0 factors

6 – Phepsi Buthelezi (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – uncapped

5 – RG Snyman (Leinster) – 36 caps, 10 factors (2t)

4 – Salmaan Moerat (captain, DHL Stormers) – 6 caps, 0 factors

3 – Thomas du Toit (Bathtub) – 18 caps, 0 pts

2 – Johan Grobbelaar (Vodacom Bulls) – uncapped

1 – Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Vodacom Bulls) – uncapped

Replacements:

16 – Andre-Hugo Venter (DHL Stormers) – uncapped

17 – Ntuthuko Mchunu (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 2 caps, 0 factors

18 – Trevor Nyakane (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 67 caps, 5 pts (1t)

19 – Ruan Venter (Emirates Lions) – uncapped

20 – Elrigh Louw (Vodacom Bulls) – 3 caps, 0 factors

21 – Morne van den Berg (Emirates Lions) – uncapped

22 – Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers) – 3 caps, 7 factors (2c, 1p)

23 – Quan Horn (Emirates Lions) – uncapped

Stats and details

• It will mark the primary Check between the Springboks and Portugal.
• Manie Libbok requires 13 factors within the match to hit the 100-point mark in Check rugby.
• It will mark the primary time this season that Rugby World Cup winners Lukhanyo Am, Cobus Reinach, Manie Libbok, Thomas du Toit and Trevor Nyakane will run out within the Bok jersey.
• Salmaan Moerat turns into the 66th Springbok captain.
• Ought to Andre-Hugo Venter be despatched on, he’ll comply with within the footsteps of his father, Andre Venter, who performed 66 Assessments for South Africa between 1996 and 2001. They may change into the sixteenth father/son mixture to play for the Boks.
• The whole Check caps for the Springbok beginning line-up is 228.
• There are 161 caps within the backline, with 67 caps among the many forwards. On the bench there are an additional 75
• The common caps per participant within the backline is 23, the forwards 8, whereas the gamers on the bench common 9.

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