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| country = Emerging Springboks | country = South Africa A
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| union = South African Rugby Union | union = South African Rugby Union
| nickname = Springboks, Springbokke, Boks, Bokke, <br> Amabokoboko | nickname = Gazelle, Junior Boks, Emerging Springboks
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The '''Emerging Springboks''', called "Junior Springboks" from the 1930s to the 1970s, are the second national ] team in ] after the ]. They compete every year in the ] alongside the full national teams of ], ] and ] as well as ] and ]. Now and again they also play touring sides such as the ]. The team is made up of players of all ages and is not necessarily a junior side, but as a selection criterion they may not have represented the Springboks before. '''South Africa 'A'''', also formerly known as the '''Junior Springboks''' or the '''Emerging Springboks''', are the second national ] team representing ], below the ], the Springboks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.world.rugby/regulations/next-senior-representative-team?lang=en |title=Next Senior Representative Team |website=www.world.rugby |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112223350/https://www.world.rugby/regulations/next-senior-representative-team?lang=en |archive-date=2018-11-12}} </ref> Until 2018, it was also under the ] team in the country's rugby hierarchy, but ] changed its regulations to prohibit unions from designating an under-20 team as its second 15-a-side team.

They competed in the ] in ] and ] alongside the full national teams of ], ] and ] as well as ] and ]. They also sporadically play touring sides such as the ].

The team is made up of players of all ages and is not a youth side. The selection criteria vary, and it has been used most recently to give potential Springboks a taste of international rugby or to give experienced Springboks playing time to improve fitness or form.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}


==Current squad== ==Current squad==
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South Africa A squad to face the ] as part of the ] and the ] as a warm-up match.
22-man squad that drew with the British and Irish Lions:<ref>{{cite news |title=Rose at pivot for Emerging Boks|url=http://www.planetrugby.com/lions-09/story/0,25883,16024_5395304,00.html|publisher=PlanetRugby.com|accessdate=2009-06-22}}</ref>

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Rugby team
South Africa A
UnionSouth African Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Gazelle, Junior Boks, Emerging Springboks
Emblem(s)Springbok and Protea
Team kit Change kit

South Africa 'A', also formerly known as the Junior Springboks or the Emerging Springboks, are the second national rugby union team representing South Africa, below the senior national team, the Springboks. Until 2018, it was also under the South Africa Under-20 team in the country's rugby hierarchy, but World Rugby changed its regulations to prohibit unions from designating an under-20 team as its second 15-a-side team.

They competed in the Nations Cup in 2007 and 2008 alongside the full national teams of Namibia, Romania and Georgia as well as Argentina Jaguars and Italy A. They also sporadically play touring sides such as the British and Irish Lions.

The team is made up of players of all ages and is not a youth side. The selection criteria vary, and it has been used most recently to give potential Springboks a taste of international rugby or to give experienced Springboks playing time to improve fitness or form.

Current squad

South Africa A squad to face the British & Irish Lions as part of the 2021 tour and the Bulls as a warm-up match.

South Africa 'A' squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wingers

Fullbacks

See also

References

  1. "Next Senior Representative Team". www.world.rugby. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018.
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