South Africa A national rugby union team

South Africa 'A', also formerly known as the Junior Springboks or the Emerging Springboks, are the second national rugby union team representing South Africa, below the senior national team, the Springboks. Until 2018, it was also under the South Africa Under-20 team in the country's rugby hierarchy, but World Rugby changed its regulations to prohibit unions from designating an under-20 team as its second 15-a-side team.

South Africa A

Union	South African Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	Gazelle, Junior Boks, Emerging Springboks
Emblem(s)	Springbok and Protea
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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 a youth side. The selection criteria vary, and it has been used most recently to give potential Springboks a taste of international rugby or to give experienced Springboks playing time to improve fitness or form.

Current squad

South Africa A squad to face the British & Irish Lions as part of the 2021 tour and the Bulls as a warm-up match.

South Africa 'A' squad
Props Thomas du Toit Lizo Gqoboka Steven Kitshoff Vincent Koch Wilco Louw Trevor Nyakane Coenie Oosthuizen Hookers Joseph Dweba Malcolm Marx Fez Mbatha Locks Jean-Luc du Preez Rynhardt Elstadt Eben Etzebeth Franco Mostert	Loose forwards Pieter-Steph du Toit Nico Janse van Rensburg Kwagga Smith Marco van Staden Jasper Wiese Scrum-halves Faf de Klerk Herschel Jantjies Sanele Nohamba Cobus Reinach Fly-halves Elton Jantjies Morné Steyn	Centres Lukhanyo Am Damian de Allende Jesse Kriel Wandisile Simelane Wingers Cheslin Kolbe Sbu Nkosi Yaw Penxe Rosko Specman Fullbacks Aphelele Fassi Willie le Roux Damian Willemse

See also

• South African Barbarians
• South Africa President's XV