South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber has plenty of captaincy options when it comes to stand-ins for injured skipper Siya Kolisi during the Rugby Championship in July. | Sport24news
AFP understands centres Lukhanyo Am and Damian de Allende, prop Steven Kitshoff, lock Eben Etzebeth and loose forwards Pieter-Steph du Toit and Duane Vermeulen are in the running.
New Zealand time is 10 hours ahead of South Africa so the Springboks intend sending an advance party of about 15 players to Auckland. But Am and Du Toit may be kept back to face Australia at Loftus Versfeld in what director of rugby Rassie Erasmus considers a crucial match. "Eddie coached the England team we beat in the last World Cup final so he will be more than keen to put one over us," said the 2019 Springbok coach.
However, with first choice No 8 Jasper Wiese likely to be among the early arrivals in Auckland, Vermeulen could start in Pretoria. Loosehead prop Kitshoff captained the Stormers to the 2023 United Rugby Championship final. However, he is often deployed off the bench with Ox Nche starting.
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