The Springboks have highlighted one more injury worry that’s emerged after the first Test against Italy on Saturday.

The Springboks picked up an expected win over Italy at Loftus, but Rassie Erasmus has already said he will reconsider his selections for the second Test because of the unconvincing performance, and to handle the challenge posed by a young and hungry Azzurri.

“Internally we’ve announced that 13, 14 players that will definitely get a run next week, and that we’d build the bench or starting line-up around those guys,” he said.

“We won’t discard those guys but some of them might move to the bench, some of the real standout players who played today might start again.”

As Erasmus reconsiders his selections, there is also an injury to Damian de Allende that will need to be factored in after he strained his hamstring, with the full severity of the injury still to be determined.

“We have to pick nine guys to go with the others and we have to decide whether they start or come off the bench. Damian De Allende has a bit of a hamstring but luckily, we don’t have any (major) injuries, just a few bruised egos.”

Update on Springboks’ injuries and timelines:

Damian de Allende (hamstring): The latest player to be added to the Springboks’ injury list, it remains to be seen what scans may reveal about the severity of this.

Pieter-Steph du Toit (shoulder): Du Toit has made a good recovery and should be ready for the second Test against Italy, or the one-off clash against Georgia.

Cameron Hanekom (hamstring): The talented loose forward has undergone surgery, and is only likely to be available at the back-end of the Rugby Championship, or for the end-of-year tour.

Juarno Augustus (back): The powerful loose forward, who is set to join Ulster next season, has been unable to join up with the Springboks as expected due to an unfortunate injury issue that will also see him miss the July Tests.

Gerhard Steenekamp (knee): The 28-year-old hasn’t featured since early March when he suffered a knee injury that led to some unfortunate complications following a minor procedure. It’s hoped that he will be ready for the Rugby Championship.

Ntuthuko Mchunu (knee): Another prop who will be out for some time, with the Springboks only expected to be able to consider calling on his services at some point during the Rugby Championship.

Frans Malherbe (back): He is set to be rested for the July internationals, but the big prop should hopefully be available at some point in the Rugby Championship.

Lukhanyo Am (knee): There will be some concern over the fact that the outside centre has been released as a result of a troublesome knee injury, and although his recovery timeline has not been specified, it’s expected that he will only come back into contention for the Rugby Championship.

Elrigh Louw (leg): He has unfortunately been ruled out for the entire 2025 season.

Ben-Jason Dixon (wrist): The loose forward will miss the July internationals, but could be back in contention during the Rugby Championship.

Deon Fourie (ankle): The veteran utility forward should be back in training before the Rugby Championship.