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Springbok forwards coach Deon Davids confirmed that experienced No 8 Duane Vermeulen was in selection contention for the second Rugby Championship Test against the All Blacks at Ellis Park on Saturday.
The All Blacks are waiting on the fitness of brothers Beauden and Jordie Barrett ahead of their decisive second Test away to South Africa this Saturday.
The perils associated with the Springboks' current favouring of a 6-2 split between forwards and backs among the substitutes were starkly highlighted at Nelspruit on Saturday.
The front page headline on Sunday in South Africa's biggest Afrikaans language newspaper screamed, "Best in a century" after the Springboks outplayed New Zealand 26-10 in the Rugby Championship opener this weekend.
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx said while his 50th Test was made special by the 26-10 win against the All Blacks in Mbombela on Saturday, he said he couldn't have done it without his teammates.
Following their emphatic 26-10 demolition of New Zealand on Saturday in Mbombela, the Springboks will remain in the third position in the World Rugby rankings.