Previously, an Emerging Springboks team competed in the 2007 and 2008 IRB Nations Cup competitions.
[2] The team consisted of players playing in the First Division (second tier) of the South African domestic Currie Cup competition.
First Division players have previously been selected for South African Barbarians teams that played against England during the 2012 mid-year rugby test series.
[citation needed] The South Africa President's XV emerged victorious at the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup with an undefeated record, beating Uruguay, Emerging Ireland and Georgia.
[citation needed] The following squad was named to compete in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup:[4] Props Hookers Locks Loose forwards Scrum-halves Fly-halves Centres Wingers Fullbacks Head coach Note: Marius Coetzer, Hoffmann Maritz and Joe Seerane were initially named in the squad, but were replaced by Eduan van der Walt, Stefan Watermeyer and Coenie van Wyk.