SA to warm up with Scots

ByEurosport

Published 25/04/2007 at 15:15 GMT

The Springboks will play Scotland, Namibia and Irish province Connacht in Rugby World Cup warm-up matches in August, officials have confirmed.

RUGBY 2002 South Africa Springboks Joe van Niekerk

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A South African XV will play World Cup qualifiers Namibia in Cape Town on August 15 before a full Springbok squad travels to meet Irish province Connacht in Galway on Aug. 21.

The Boks complete their pre-tournament fixture programme against Scotland in Edinburgh on August 25.

Andy Marinos, the manager of South Africa's national teams, said the match against Namibia would not be awarded full-cap status although the game against Connacht would be accorded the status of a Springbok tour match.

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The warm-up fixtures bring to 10 the number of matches which Springbok coach Jake White will have to prepare his team.

Their test programme begins on May 26 with the first of two tests against England before they face Samoa. They also have two matches against both New Zealand and Australia in the Tri-nations series.

The World Cup in France starts on Sept. 7.

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