FOUR Springboks will turn out for the SA A side that will take on the England Saxons in Bloemfontein on Friday night.SA A coach Johan Ackermann named on Wednesday a strong side that has a balance of youth and experience for the first of two matches between the two teams.Captain Teboho Mohoje‚ prop Vincent Koch‚ lock Stephan Lewies, and No8, Nizaam Carr, are the quartet of players with Tests under their belts and have earned starting berths for the match at the Free State Stadium (7.10pm kickoff). The bench is also well-armoured with a duo of Boks — prop Coenie Oosthuizen and scrumhalf Piet van Zyl — eager to inject some firepower in the latter stages of the match."I think we have a brilliant mix of experienced players who have tasted what Test rugby is all about‚" Ackermann said on Wednesday."We also have the four members of the Springbok squad and exciting youngsters who will be pushing for higher honours in the coming seasons."Scrumhalf Nic Groom‚ flyhalf Garth April‚ hooker Scarr...
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