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David O'Sullivan 
The final Springbok Test before the World Cup has been played, and now the guessing game begins regarding the players Bok coach Rassie Erasmus will name in the 31-man squad to go to Japan.
Rassie Erasmus breathed a sigh of relief and confirmed that his 2019 Springbok squad continued on a trajectory of progress following a 24-18 victory over Argentina.
Much is being made of the fact that Schalk Brits is the second-oldest Springbok captain at the age of 38 and 3 months. In fact, he’ll go down in history as the oldest Bok to skipper the national team for the very first time.
Rassie Erasmus, the SA Rugby director of rugby, unleashed a new-look team to take on the Pumas on Wednesday, packed with players looking to secure a place in South Africa’s Rugby World Cup squad.
The Boks smashed Argentina 46-13 in Salta on Saturday to clinch the Southern Hemisphere crown for the first time since 2009.
The experienced Tendai Mtawarira, Bongi Mbonambi and Trevor Nyakane will pack down in the Springbok front row when South Africa face Argentina in the third and final Castle Lager Rugby Championship encounter in Salta on Saturday.
The body language of the players as the final whistle was blown in the Rugby Championship Test between New Zealand and South Africa in Wellington was telling.
Experienced No 8 Duane Vermeulen will lead the Springboks against the All Blacks on Saturday, when the two traditional rivals clash in Wellington in the second round of the shortened 2019 Castle Lager Rugby Championship.
Experienced lock Eben Etzebeth was named as Springbok captain for Saturday’s first Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Australia in Johannesburg.
Former Springbok wing James Small, a member of the 1995 Rugby World Cup winning squad, has died suddenly from a heart attack.