Josh van der Flier in line to return to training on Tuesday ahead of Saturday’s game
Conceivably, therefore, Farrell could reselect up to a dozen of the 13 ever-present starters in their historic series win over New Zealand, with the exception of the injured James Lowe, while of the 18 players who started one or more of those three Tests, the only other absentees are the suspended Bundee Aki and the injured Keith Earls.
Winger Sbu Nkosi and backrower Marco van Staden did not make the trip after both picked up rib injuries in the Bulls’ win over the Sharks on Sunday, leaving Rassie Erasmus and head coach Jacques Nienaber with a 33-man squad at their Dublin base. Even so, the Springboks are expected to name their side on Tuesday, and one that closely resembles their World Cup final XV which beat England in Tokyo three years ago.
They have also travelled with four of their so-called Bomb Squad from their 6-2 split on the bench in that final, Malcolm Marx, Steven Kitshoff, Vincent Koch and Franco Mostert, the only exceptions being the injured RG Snyman and the retired Francois Louw, while another of their matchday 23 Frans Steyn, has been rested from this tour.
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