{"id":151157,"date":"2025-11-21T01:50:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T01:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/151157\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T01:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T01:50:08","slug":"snyman-lines-up-for-springboks-ahead-of-saturdays-ireland-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/151157\/","title":{"rendered":"Snyman lines up for Springboks ahead of Saturday\u2019s Ireland match\u00a0 &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>              <img width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/G5o4AA7XQAAXxzy.jpeg\" class=\"img-fluid wp-post-image lazy\" alt=\"South Africa (Springboks) rugby team head coach Rassie Erasmus\" title=\"G5o4AA7XQAAXxzy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  data-\/>Springboks boss Rassie Erasmus goes all-in against Ireland (Credit: @Springboks\/X)              &#13;<\/p>\n<p>South Africa have included Leinster\u2019s RG Snyman in their squad for their upcoming match against Ireland in the Aviva Stadium this weekend.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Springboks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Springboks<\/a> will take on Ireland with an experienced side as RG Snyman locks in on 50 Test caps \u2013 more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y3eCk9JRsV\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y3eCk9JRsV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ForeverGreenForeverGold?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#ForeverGreenForeverGold<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3inLtGN4Za\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/3inLtGN4Za<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Springboks (@Springboks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Springboks\/status\/1991488162439561700?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Dublin showdown will give the Springboks lock his 50th Test cap following a bench appearance in in last Saturday\u2019s 32-14 win over Italy. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Head Coach Rassie Erasmus made the astute decision to rest most of this team last week in favour of conserving energy for Ireland. Explaining this move, he stated:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe majority of this team were rested last week to ensure that they recover from the physically taxing match against France, and it was always our plan to name an experienced outfit against Ireland.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>First of two changes from last week\u2019s team sees Ruan Nortje replacing Lood de Jager.\u00a0De Jager and Franco Mostert were declined to be selected for Saturday\u2019s game given their ongoing disciplinary appeals and hearings.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Kurt-Lee Arendse\u2019s lingering concussion has forced Erasmus into his second switch, with Canan Moodie coming in.<\/p>\n<p>Props Boan Venter and Thomas du Toit are set to man the front row alongside hooker Malcolm Marx. <\/p>\n<p>Locks Eben Etzebeth and Nortje will also feature, as well as Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit, and Jasper Wiese.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The backline looks similarly promising, consisting the pair of Cobus Reinach and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu at halfback. <\/p>\n<p>On the wings are Kolbe and Moodie, Damian de Allende and Jesse Kriel at midfield, and Damian Willemse at fullback.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The two teams haven\u2019t faced off since the Castle Lager Incoming Series in 2024, and Erasmus is certain that the clash will make for a thrilling watch. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIreland have been among the top-ranked teams in the last few years, and they are a force to be reckoned with at home,\u201d he explained.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have a good balance of experienced and exciting young players in their squad, and they pose threats up-front and with their talented backs, so it\u2019s going to require a massive effort to beat them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                                                     &#13;<br \/>\n                     &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n                &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\tPost navigation<\/p>\n<p>            <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Springboks boss Rassie Erasmus goes all-in against Ireland (Credit: @Springboks\/X) &#13; South Africa have included Leinster\u2019s RG Snyman&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151158,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,1449,43,19907,85450,257,1450],"class_list":["post-151157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-ireland-rugby","tag-news","tag-rassie-erasmus","tag-rg-snyman","tag-south-africa","tag-springboks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}