The inclusion of Sacha Mngomezulu in the squad for the Springboks' year-end tour was a combination of what appears to be a sales pitch by his Junior Springbok coach and the 20-year-old's own first impression with the national team coaches.A squad of 54 players was named by SA Rugby top brass on Friday and will see the players split between Springbok and SA A duties.The curious case of Mngomezulu lies in him having been a late call-up to a Stellenbosch training camp this week and, unnecessary commentary by England head coach Eddie Jones, who, a fortnight ago set the cat amongst the pigeons in reportedly having a keen interest in him.Jones unsettling the conversation around Mngomezulu is because the Junior Springbok captain is in possession of a British passport, but Mngomezulu himself has long held that his desires lie in being a Springbok, recently telling eNCA that "my favourite colour is green now".The world champions begin their tour with a clash against Ireland next week Saturday.
The fixture roster also has mouthwatering clashes against France, Italy and England with two midweek SA A games cushioned in the schedule.Speaking after the announcement, head coach Jacques Nienaber waxed lyrical about the Stormers star.SpringboksProps: Thomas du Toit (Sharks), Steven Kitshoff (Stormers), Vincent Koch (Stade Francais), Frans Malherbe (Stormers), Ox Nche (Sharks), Trevor Nyakane (Racing 92)Hookers: Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears), Bongi Mbonambi (Sharks)Locks: Lood de Jager (Wild Knights), Eben Etzebeth (Sharks), Jason Jenkins (Leinster), Salmaan Moerat, Marvin Orie (both Stormers)Loose forwards: Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz), Siya Kolisi (Sharks), Evan Roos (Stormers), Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs), Marco van