Zachary Porthen will become the youngest prop to make his Test debut for the Springboks in the professional era.
He has been named to start at tighthead prop for the Springboks by Coach Rassie Erasmus against Japan at Twickenham on Saturday.
With Dave Wessels as our General Manager of High Performance, we are very in sync with what the Junior Boks and EPD program are doing
Coach Erasmus said this ahead of the clash, as Thomas du Toit is unavailable due to the Test match being outside of the Test match window.
Author's summary: Porthen makes history as youngest prop.