Rugby World Cup 2015 - Bok contenders

Here is the likeliest 31-man squad that will head for England next month:

BACKS

 

Full-backs: Willie le Roux, Zane Kirchner

Wingers: JP Pietersen, Bryan Habana, Cornal Hendricks, Lwazi Mvovo

Centres: Jean de Villiers (capt), Jesse Kriel, Damian de Allende, Francois Steyn, Lionel Mapoe, Jan Serfontein

Fly-halves: Handre Pollard, Patrick Lambie, Morne Steyn, Elton Jantjies

Scrum-halves: Fourie du Preez, Ruan Pienaar, Cobus Reinach, Rudy Paige

 

Read: Heyneke sits with selection posers

 

FORWARDS

 

Loosehead props: Tendai 'The Beast' Mtawarira, Trevor Nyakane, Heinke van der Merwe, Steven Kitshoff, Coenie Oosthuizen

Hookers: Bismarck du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss, Schalk Brits

Tighthead props: Jannie du Plessis, Vincent Koch, Frans Malherbe, Marcel van der Merwe

Locks: Eben Etzebeth, Victor Matfield (vice-capt), Lood de Jager, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Flip van der Merwe   

Loose forwards: Willem Alberts, Francois Louw, Marcell Coetzee, Schalk Burger, Heinrich Brussow, Teboho 'Oupa' Mohojo, Siya Kolisi

No. 8: Duane Vermeulen, Warren Whiteley

 

Several backs and forwards can fulfil several roles