Cape Town - The Springboks have released four squad members to the SA 'A' side for the first of their two matches match against the England Saxons in Bloemfontein on Friday evening.

Hooker Scarra Ntubeni, flank Sikhumbuzo Notshe, scrumhalf Nic Groom and flyhalf Garth April are all members of the 31-man Bok training squad that first got together last week in Stellenbosch. They will join coach Johan Ackermann and his SA 'A' side on Tuesday evening in Bloemfontein and will be in action on Friday.

The four players will rejoin the Springbok squad on Saturday in Cape Town, where the Boks are facing Ireland in the opening Test of a three-Test series. The two remaining encounters between the two sides will be played on consecutive weekends in Johannesburg (June 18) and Port Elizabeth (June 25).