Boks name six black players

Springbok coach Jake White made history on Wednesday by naming an unprecedented six black players in his line-up for Saturday's second leg of the Mandela Challenge against Australia.

Springbok coach Jake White made history on Wednesday by naming an unprecedented six black players in his line-up for Saturday's second leg of the Mandela Challenge against Australia.

White named nine black players in his 22-man squad for the game at Ellis Park - the most ever selected by a Springbok coach - as South Africa took a step along the path to transformation.

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