http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/article174761.ece

Boks Squad announced for Spring Tour

the Bulls’ third-choice hooker Bandise Maku, — players De Villiers worked with at junior level.

The highly rated Maku’s selection for the Boks may well be to prevent him from signing for the Western Force.

“They’re brilliant players and if you were to tick boxes in terms of their ability, three out of four would be ticked. ”

Springbok touring squad 2009

(Test caps in brackets + Denotes new Springbok)

Backs (17)

+ Heini Adams – Vodacom Blue Bulls

Meyer Bosman – Vodacom Free State Cheetahs (3)

+ Juan de Jongh – Vodacom Western Province (-)

Fourie du Preez – Vodacom Blue Bulls (52)

Jaque Fourie – Xerox Lions (51)

Bryan Habana – Vodacom Blue Bulls (54)

+ Francois Hougaard – Vodacom Blue Bulls (-)

Adi Jacobs – The Sharks (28)

Zane Kirchner – Vodacom Blue Bulls (1)

Odwa Ndungane – The Sharks (6)

Jongi Nokwe – Vodacom Free State Cheetahs (4)

Wynand Olivier – Vodacom Blue Bulls (24)

Ruan Pienaar – The Sharks (35)

JP Pietersen – The Sharks (30)

Earl Rose – Xerox Lions (-)

Morné Steyn – Vodacom Blue Bulls (9)

+ Riaan Viljoen – GWK Griquas (-)

Forwards (20)

John Smit – The Sharks, Captain (90)

Victor Matfield – Vodacom Blue Bulls, Vice-Captain (89)

Andries Bekker – Vodacom Western Province (18)

Bakkies Botha – Vodacom Blue Bulls (63)

Heinrich Brüssow – Vodacom Free State Cheetahs (10)

Schalk Burger – Vodacom Western Province (53)

Bismarck du Plessis – The Sharks (30)

Jannie du Plessis – The Sharks (12)

+ Alistair Hargreaves – Natal Sharks (-)

+ Ashley Johnson – Vodacom Free State Cheetahs (-)

Ryan Kankowski – The Sharks (10)

+ Bandise Maku – Vodacom Blue Bulls (-)

Tendai Mtawarira – The Sharks (19)

+ Dewald Potgieter – Vodacom Blue Bulls (-)

Chiliboy Ralepelle – Vodacom Blue Bulls (8)

+ Davon Raubenheimer – GWK Griquas (-)

Danie Rossouw – Vodacom Blue Bulls (43)

Pierre Spies – Vodacom Blue Bulls (28)

Gurthrö Steenkamp – Vodacom Blue Bulls (22)

Heinke van der Merwe – Xerox Lions (1)

Springbok Tour Fixtures

Nov 6 vs Leicester at Welford Road @ 19h45 (SA 21h45)

Nov 13 TEST vs France at Municipal Stadium, Toulouse @ 20h45 (SA 21h45)

Nov 17 vs Saracens at Wembley Stadium @ 19h45 (SA 21h45)

Nov 21 TEST vs Italy at Stadio Friuli, Udine @ 15h00 (SA 16h00)

Nov 28 TEST vs Ireland at Croke Park, Dublin @ 14h30 (SA 16h30)