Rassie Erasmus says Jason Jenkins can help fill the second-row gap left by RG Snyman.

Jenkins, who earned his only Test cap in 2018 against Wales in Washington DC, was on Friday named in the 35-man Bok squad to tour Europe in November.

Jenkins (26) spent four years at the Vodacom Bulls, had a stint in Japan, and signed for Irish giants Leinster earlier this year after a season at Munster.

“We’ve been waiting for RG [to rejoin the squad]. We all know what a freak athlete he is and what he can do for the Boks,” said Erasmus when asked about Jenkins’ selection.

“The last time RG played for us was at the World Cup. He has been in camp with us and spent a week or two with us, just to get up to speed with the way we do things, but then he gets another [injury] setback. At some stage, we have to start wondering if RG will make it to the World Cup.

“If we left it until after this end-of-year tour, we would be taking a big risk by not making sure there’s a third or fourth front lock, and I think Jason is someone who will give us some of those answers when we play these six games on tour.”

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