Rugby-Boks will only have full squad in camp for Wales series on Monday

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber has confirmed the Springboks will only have a full complement of their international-based players on Monday, days ahead of the start of the three-test series against Wales that begins on July 2.

While Wales coach Wayne Pivac will have been working with his players for close to a month by the time the first test is played in Pretoria, the Boks have yet to get their preparations for the series fully underway.

Regular starting flyhalf Handre Pollard has a Top 14 final with Montpellier on Friday, while the likes of number eight Jasper Wiese, who was player of the match for Leicester Tigers in the Premiership final on Saturday, scrumhalf Faf de Klerk and lock Lood de Jager have yet to be released by their clubs.

"We don't have any of our Premiership players," Nienaber told reporters on Tuesday. "According to Regulation 9 from World Rugby they only need to be released a week before the first test match, so they will join us on Monday.

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