Overview
- Forty-nine players attended the three-day alignment camp in Cape Town, and staff said they were comfortable with how much information was absorbed.
- Eleven uncapped players were introduced to the environment, with Erasmus stressing their gradual integration and noting some may not debut this year.
- A virtual session will engage 21 overseas-based players before a second Cape Town alignment camp in May and an initial training camp in Johannesburg in June.
- The 2026 calendar features 13 Tests plus a Barbarians match in Gqeberha on 20 June at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
- Erasmus said omissions of seasoned figures such as Bongi Mbonambi, Vincent Koch and Willie le Roux do not end their Test prospects, while cautioning there will be no guaranteed farewell matches.