The world champion Springbok rugby team will embark on a four-day Trophy Tour to major regional population centres from Thursday, SA Rugby announced on Sunday.
SA Rugby Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus admits the Springbok coaches are taking a different approach to announcing their team for this weekend's crunch Rugby World Cup quarter-final showdown with France.
SA Rugby President Mark Alexander led the tributes to former Junior Springbok coach Eric Sauls, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 63 after a battle with cancer.
Global sportswear giants Nike are facing a Competitions Commission complaint over its refusal to give the green light to several independent retail outlets in South Africa to sell Springbok jerseys.
Laurian Johannes-Haupt has been formally recruited by SA Rugby to join the team as assistant coach, leading up to the WXV tournament in October.
SA Rugby Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus says they will do whatever is necessary to give themselves the best possible chance of defending the Rugby World Cup, including the 7-1.