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Generally a pretty good first squad from Coetzee. Pretty much everyone there deserves it, including Kitshoff's way, way, way overdue call-up.
No captain has been named yet, as Coetzee wants to see his team up-close before making the call.

Hookers
Bongi Mbonambi (Stormers)
Scarra Ntubeni (Stormers)
Adriaan Strauss (Captain, Bulls)

Props
Steven Kitshoff (Bordeaux)
Frans Malherbe (Stormers)
Beast Mtawarira (Sharks)
Trevor Nyakane (Bulls)
Julian Redelinghuys (Lions)

Locks
Lood de Jager (Cheetahs)
Pieter-Steph du Toit (Stormers)
Eben Etzebeth (Stormers)

Loose Forwards
Siya Kolisi (Stormers)
Jaco Kriel (Lions)
Francois Louw (Bath)
Sikhumbuzo Notshe (Stormers)
Duane Vermeulen (Toulon)
Warren Whiteley (Lions)

Halfbacks
Faf de Klerk (Lions)
Nic Groom (Stormers)
Rudy Paige (Bulls)

Five-Eighths
Garth April (Sharks)
Elton Jantjies (Lions)
Pat Lambie (Sharks)

Midfielders
Damian de Allende (Stormers)
Jesse Kriel (Bulls)
Lionel Mapoe (Lions)
Jan Serfontein (Bulls)

Back Three
Ruan Combrinck (Lions)
Willie le Roux (Sharks)
Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
JP Pietersen (Sharks)

How many non-whites, do you know? Just curious...

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40% of the squad. Not sure that's going to make the government very happy. Weren't they insisting on at least 50% representation in all first class teams?

rowan wrote:40% of the squad. Not sure that's going to make the government very happy. Weren't they insisting on at least 50% representation in all first class teams?

By 2019, and it's a target that reflects their priority in increasing the number of players of colour involved in the sport to begin with. Even Stevie Wonder can see that isn't going to happen overnight, so don't strawman that shit.