Springbok duo Cheslin Kolbe and Marco van Staden are gearing up for a career-defining moment as they prepare to face the All Blacks at Eden Park for the first time.
Eddie Jones has singled out Springbok star Cheslin Kolbe for praise, highlighting the winger's ongoing display of world-class skill at the top level.
The Springboks showed very little signs of the rust as they defied the wet conditions to produce a clinical and composed 54-7 victory over an outclassed Barbarians side in Cape Town.
The Springboks have unveiled their first match-day squad of the year, with Rassie Erasmus naming an exciting lineup to face the Barbarians in Saturday's mouthwatering curtain-raiser to the 2025 season.
Springbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe became the first backline player since 2013 to take the SA Rugby Men's Player of the Year title at the glittering SA Rugby Awards.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus invited a group of 26 players consisting mainly of overseas-based players to the first virtual Springbok alignment camps of the year.