With the dirt trackers set to roll up their sleeves against Munster on Thursday, take a look back to 2009 when Leicester and Saracens hosted the Boks’ midweek warriors.

The South Africa A team, coached by Mzwandile Stick, will take on Irish side Munster on Thursday night in the first of two midweek matches of the European tour.

It will be the first time that the outfit is in action since last year’s British & Irish Lions series with a combination of wily veterans and budding youngsters putting their hands up for higher honours.

Here we take a look back at the last time the Springboks let the dirt-trackers loose on northern hemisphere club sides during the overseas tour of 2009.

Leicester Tigers 22 South Africa 17

Springboks – 15 Earl Rose, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Jongi Nokwe, 10 Ruan Pienaar, 9 Heini Adams, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Davon Raubenheimer, 6 Dewald Potgieter, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle (c), 1 Gurthro Steenkamp.

Saracens 24 South Africa 23

Springboks – 15 Earl Rose, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Jongi Nokwe, 10 Ruan Pienaar, 9 Heini Adams, 8 Ashley Johnson, 7 Dewald Potgieter (c), 6 Jean Deysel, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Allistair Hargreaves, 3 CJ van der Linde, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Heinke van der Merwe.

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