SARU
The Springboks will depart for New Zealand on Sunday after completing their third biggest victory over Australia in a 43-12 Castle Lager Rugby Championship victory at Loftus Versfeld.
The 31-point margin of victory has only been eclipsed twice in 93 meetings between the teams (a 53-8 victory in Johannesburg in 2008 and a 61-22 victory also at Loftus in 1997), leaving Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick happy to report that the performance was one the team had desired on which to build - while acknowledging there was room for improvement.
After the game on Saturday, Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber named a group of 21 players to join their team-mates in New Zealand for next week's second Castle Lager Rugby Championship outing in Auckland bringing the total number of players to 35.
The group includes Duane Vermeulen - who captained the Springboks on Saturday well as the front row of Steven Kitshoff, Frans Malherbe, Bongi Mbonambi (hooker), and backs Manie Libbok, Lukhanyo Am, Cobus Reinach and Grant Williams.
Additional Springbok players travelling to New Zealand:
Forwards: Thomas du Toit (prop), Pieter-Steph du Toit (loose forward), Deon Fourie (utility forward), Steven Kitshoff (prop), Jean Kleyn (lock), Vincent Koch (prop) Frans Malherbe (prop), Bongi Mbonambi (hooker), Trevor Nyakane (prop), RG Snyman (lock), Marco van Staden (flank), Duane Vermeulen (No 8).
Backs: Lukhanyo Am (centre), Kurt-Lee Arendse (wing), Andre Esterhuizen (centre), Herschel Jantjies (scrumhalf), Willie le Roux (fullback), Manie Libbok (flyhalf),Cobus Reinach (scrumhalf), Damian Willemse (utility back), Grant Williams (scrumhalf).
