Overview
- Rassie Erasmus says only 24 or 25 players will be available for Saturday’s match in Cardiff after a wave of call-backs.
- Japanese clubs that granted a one-off release for the earlier Japan fixture have recalled nine players: Pieter-Steph du Toit, Kwagga Smith, Jasper Wiese, Malcolm Marx, Damian de Allende, Jesse Kriel, Franco Mostert, Cheslin Kolbe and Manie Libbok.
- Further withdrawals for club duty include Thomas du Toit to Bath, Boan Venter to Edinburgh, RG Snyman to Leinster and Grant Williams to the Sharks.
- World Rugby’s window does not cover this fixture, so teams cannot compel clubs to release players for Wales versus South Africa.
- Lood de Jager remains suspended and Edwill van der Merwe has returned home for the birth of his child, as Erasmus underscores the need to protect a top-four ranking.