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South African Head Coach Heyneke Meyer has named a 36 man squad for the Rugby Championship. The Preliminary Squad features a total of 49 players of whom 8 are uncapped. The majority of selected players play their rugby for South African Super Rugby franchises. There are, however, places for players based in England, France, Ireland and Japan.
In addition to the 36 squad members Meyer and his colleagues have listed 13 currently injured or otherwise unavailable players who are to feature against the World XV, the Rugby Championship and the post-tournament against Argentina in Buenos Aires.
South Africa
Forwards
Schalk Brits (Saracens, England), Bismarck du Plessis (Montpellier, France), Scarra Ntubeni (Stormers), Adriaan Strauss (Bulls), Jannie du Plessis (Montpellier, France), Steven Kitshoff (Stormers), Vincent Koch (Stormers), Frans Malherbe (Stormers), Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks), Trevor Nyakane (Bulls), Heinke van der Merwe (Stade Français, France), Marcel van der Merwe (Bulls), Eben Etzebeth (Stormers), Victor Matfield (Bulls), Franco Mostert (Lions), Willem Alberts (Sharks), Schalk Burger (Stormers), Marcell Coetzee (Sharks), Siya Kolisi (Stormers), Francois Louw (Bath, England), Teboho Mohoje (Cheetahs), Warren Whiteley (Lions)
Backs
Faf de Klerk (Lions), Rudy Paige (Bulls), Ruan Pienaar (Ulster, Ireland), Elton Jantjies (Lions), Handré Pollard (Bulls), Morné Steyn (Stade Francais), Damian de Allende (Stormers), JP Pietersen (Sharks), Bryan Habana (Toulon, France), Cornal Hendricks (Cheetahs), Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks), Zane Kirchner (Leinster, Ireland), Jesse Kriel (Bulls), Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
Injured/Conditioning squad
Heinrich Brüssow (Cheetahs), Lood de Jager (Cheetahs), Jean de Villiers (Stormers), Fourie du Preez (Suntory, Japan), Pieter-Steph du Toit (Sharks), Jaque Fourie (Kobe Steelers, Japan), Patrick Lambie (Sharks), Lionel Mapoe (Lions), Coenie Oosthuizen (Cheetahs), Cobus Reinach (Sharks), Jan Serfontein (Bulls), Frans Steyn (Sharks), Duane Vermeulen (Stormers).
