Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus will no doubt be keen to increase the depth in the Bok setup in these three positions this year.
Several uncapped players could get a run in the Tests against Wales, Portugal and Argentina later this year.
With Nienaber moving onto the head coaching job at Leinster and Felix Jones joining the England coaching staff, the Boks brought in former All Black Tony Brown and former Irish international Jerry Flannery. The opening match of the season against Wales at Twickenham in June falls outside of the international window and will be played on the same day as the United Rugby Championship final.
Regardless there is a good chance that an experimental team featuring a mixture of experienced and uncapped players could line up for that game. At hooker the Boks are extremely thin with Malcolm Marx, who is recovering from injury, and Bongi Mbonambi the only specialists in the group.
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