The Emerging Springboks are the second national rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 team in South africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 after the national side

South Africa national rugby union team

The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...

. They compete every year in the Nations Cup alongside the full national teams of Namibia

Namibia national rugby union team

The Namibian rugby union team, nicknamed the Welwitschias or Biltongboere, represents Namibia at rugby union. Although they are a tier-three nation in the International Rugby Board tier system, the team have participated in all three Rugby World Cup competitions since their first appearance in 1999...

, Romania

Romania national rugby union team

The Romania national rugby union team , nicknamed The Oaks , is the representative side of Romania in rugby union. Long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations, they have participated in all six Rugby World Cups, and currently compete in the first division of the...

 and Georgia

Georgia national rugby union team

The Georgia national rugby union team represents Georgia in rugby union. The team's nickname, The Lelos, comes from lelo burti, a traditional Georgian sport with strong similarities to rugby. Lelo has been adopted as the Georgian word for "try"...

 as well as Argentina Jaguars and Italy A

Italy A national rugby union team

The Italy A national rugby union team are the second national rugby union team in Italy after the national side. They compete every year in the IRB Nations Cup.-Fixtures:IRB Nations Cup 2010...

. Now and again they also play touring sides such as the British and Irish Lions

British and Irish Lions

The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...

. The team is made up of players of all ages and is not necessarily a junior side, but as a selection criterion they may not have represented the Springboks before.

Current squad

22-man squad that drew with the British and Irish Lions:

Backs

Player	Position	Club
Heini Adams Heini Adams Heini Adams is a professional South African rugby union rugby player. His first tour with the Springboks was to France, Italy, Ireland & England in late 2009. Adams plays for the South African Blue Bulls Super 14 team in the scrumhalf position...	Scrum-half	Bulls
Jano Vermaak	Scrum-half	Lions
Willem de Waal Willem de Waal Willem de Waal is a South African rugby union footballer who is currently playing for Benetton Treviso in the RaboDirect Pro12 competition. He plays in the position of fly-half...	Fly-half	Stormers Stormers The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...
Earl Rose Earl Rose Earl Rose is a South African rugby union player who, although keen on fly-half, features primarily at fullback. He first came to prominence with the surprising inclusion in Springbok coach Peter de Villiers's 42-man training squad in 2008...	Fly-half	Griquas Rugby
Morgan Newman Morgan Newman Morgan Newman is a South African rugby union player.He was born in Cape Town and started his rugby career with , representing them at various age groups. In 2011, he moved to the for a short spell before joining the for a six-month spell later in that year.-References:...	Centre	Stormers Stormers The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...
Deon van Rensburg	Centre	Lions
Bjorn Basson Bjorn Basson Bjorn Alberic Basson is a South African professional rugby union player who plays as wing - and sometimes as full-back - for the Bulls and the South Africa national rugby union team....	Wing	Cheetahs Central Cheetahs The Central Cheetahs, known for sponsorship reasons as the Toyota Cheetahs, is a South African rugby union team that entered the Super Rugby competition in 2006. The franchise area encompasses the Free State and Northern Cape. In terms of Currie Cup unions, the Cheetahs draw from Free State...
Danwel Demas	Wing	Boland Boland Cavaliers The Boland Cavaliers , are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament...
Luzuko Vulindlu	Wing	Sharks
Zane Kirchner Zane Kirchner Zane Kirchner is a South African international rugby union footballer who plays at fullback for the Bulls in the Super 14 and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. Born in George, Western Cape, Kirchner attended PW Botha College in his home town, for whom he played at fly-half; he was first selected...	Fullback	Bulls

Forwards

Player	Position	Club
Tiaan Liebenberg Tiaan Liebenberg Tiaan Liebenberg is a South African rugby union footballer who plays for the Western Province provincial team and the Stormers Super 14 team.- External links :***...	Hooker	Stormers Stormers The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...
Bandise Maku Bandise Maku Bandise Maku is a professional South African rugby union rugby player. His first tour of duty for his country was with the Springboks to France, Italy, Ireland & England in late 2009...	Hooker	Bulls
Patric Cilliers Patric Cilliers Patric Cilliers is a rugby union player for the Lions in the Super Rugby competition. He plays as a prop.-External links:**...	Prop	Sharks
Wian du Preez Wian du Preez Wian du Preez is a rugby union player for Munster in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup. He plays as a prop, primarily at loosehead.-Cheetahs:du Preez, a native of Free State, played for the Cheetahs from 2007 until 2010...	Prop	Cheetahs Central Cheetahs The Central Cheetahs, known for sponsorship reasons as the Toyota Cheetahs, is a South African rugby union team that entered the Super Rugby competition in 2006. The franchise area encompasses the Free State and Northern Cape. In terms of Currie Cup unions, the Cheetahs draw from Free State...
Werner Kruger Werner Kruger Werner Kruger is a rugby union player who plays at prop. He plays for the Bulls in the Super 14, making his debut during the 2008 season. Kruger was part of the Bulls team that won both the 2009 and 2010 Super 14 finals...	Prop	Bulls
Steven Sykes Steven Sykes Steven Sykes, born 5 August 1984 in Middelburg, South Africa, is a rugby union player for Leinster with whom he signed a three year deal to play in the RaboDirect Pro12 and the Heineken Cup starting in the 2011/12 season. He plays as a lock. He is 6'6" tall and weighs 114 kg...	Lock	Sharks
Wilhelm Steenkamp	Lock	Bulls
Franco van der Merwe	Lock	Lions
Jacques Botes Jacques Botes Jacques Botes born 28 November 1980 in Johannesburg, South Africa is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a flanker.-External links:*...	Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...	Sharks
Jean Deysel Jean Deysel Jean Deysel born 5 March 1985 in Virginia, Free State, South Africa is a rugby union player for the Sharks in the Super 14 competition. He plays number 7. Deysel is known for his bruising running with ball in hand, often "bumping" the first defender....	Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...	Sharks
Dewald Potgieter Dewald Potgieter Dewald Potgieter is a professional South African rugby union rugby player. His first tour with the Springboks was to France, Italy, Ireland & England in late 2009. Potgieter also plays loose forward position for the Super 14 franchise, the Blue Bulls...  (c) Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...	Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...	Bulls
Duane Vermeulen Duane Vermeulen Duane Vermeulen is a South African rugby union player, who represents Western Province provincially and the Vodacom Stormers in the Super 14.Vermeulen plays as a Number eight but he is equally adept at playing both blindside and openside flanker....	Number eight	Stormers Stormers The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...