RG Snyman (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
Lood de Jager, RG Snyman and Warrick Gelant currently remain the only injury doubts for the Springboks ahead of the series against the British & Irish Lions.
Springbok coach, Jacques Nienaber, also batted back queries over their potential match fitness by pointing to previous examples where players made international returns without playing a minute of franchise rugby.
He also noted that the trio might have a massive role to play even if they miss out as 75% of the Boks' 2021 fixtures take place after the series.
Lood de Jager and
n - two of the Springboks' influential World Cup-winning locks - are, along with