Overview
- In-person alignment camp runs March 3–6 in Cape Town, followed by a virtual session for 21 overseas-based players.
- The group includes 11 uncapped players, with five from the Junior Bok ranks and schoolboys Markus Muller and Kai Pratt.
- Fourteen Rugby World Cup winners are selected, with tighthead Frans Malherbe returning to the wider squad after back and neck injuries.
- Coaches will use boardroom and gym sessions to brief players on plans and standards, with a second alignment camp set for May.
- The international calendar opens against the Barbarians in Gqeberha on 20 June before Nations Championship home Tests against England, Scotland and Wales.