3 Of the Bulls Bokke contingent in the current Springbok squad are injured. Zane Kirchner, Dewald Potgieter and Danie Rossouw did not take part in general training today.
Zane Kirchner has been ruled out of the All Black Test already with a twisted and swolen knee, whereas Danie Rossow is still recovering from a hip flexor injury and is expected to resume normal training tomorrow. Dewald Potgieter is recovering from a whip-lash neck strain but is expected to be on the bench on Saturday.
The 22-man game squad for Saturday is expected to be named on Tuesday.
The general feeling is that the team will be:
15. Gio Aplon
14. JP Pietersen
13. Juan de Jongh
12. Jean de Villiers
11. Bryan Habana
10. Morné Steyn
9. Francois Hougaard
8. Pierre Spies
7. Juan Smith
6. Schalk Burger
5. Victor Matfield
4. Danie Rossouw
3. Jannie du Plessis
2. John Smit (c)
1. Gurthro Steenkamp