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Marnus van der Merwe has been relishing every moment of being a member of Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus’ squad in the last few weeks and said he hoped to grab his chance to face the Barbarians in the Qatar Airways Cup at the DHL Stadium on Saturday with both hands.

Team announcement

The Springbok Women will face one of their toughest assignments in recent years when they take on Canada next month, with a squad of 26 players named to assemble in Johannesburg on Sunday for the first Test, next Saturday at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, against the number two ranked team in the world as they step up their preparations for the Rugby World Cup.

Team announcement

Ireland rugby legend Peter O’Mahony will captain the Barbarians in his final rugby outing when the famous invitational side take on the Springboks on Saturday.

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Springbok loose forward Jean-Luc du Preez and fullback Aphelele Fassi were visibly excited on Wednesday about facing the Barbarians in the Qatar Airways Cup in Cape Town on Saturday after the team wrapped up their main training block of the week in soaking wet and cold conditions in the Mother City.

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Match official appointments for the next few days have been made, with AJ Jacobs taking the whistle in the Qatar Airways Cup clash between the Springboks and the Barbarians in Cape Town, while Morne Ferreira and Aimee Barrett-Theron are in action in Windhoek, where Namibia host Italy and Griffin Colby is at the World Rugby U20 Championship in Italy.