International stars from across the globe, including Duhan van der Merwe, TJ Perenara and Andrew Kellaway, have been named in the Barbarians squad set to face the Springboks at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha on Saturday, 20 June.

Ireland rugby legend Peter O’Mahony will captain the Barbarians in his final rugby outing when the famous invitational side take on the Springboks on Saturday.

SA Rugby announced on Monday that it has renewed its partnership with leading global online betting and gaming brand, Betway, for a further four years, with the sponsorship extended to include not only the Springbok men and women’s teams, but also the Blitzboks and Springbok Women’s Sevens sides.

The DHL Stadium in Cape Town will come alive next Saturday as rugby giants the Barbarians and the Springboks face off in the thrilling Qatar Airways Cup, hosted by Pitch International.

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named the same 54 players – nine of whom are uncapped – that attended the second national alignment camp in Cape Town last month in a large training squad for the opening stages of the international season, which kicks off on 28 June against the Barbarians, followed by the Castle Lager Incoming Series.

Qatar Airways announced on Tuesday that the Qatar Airways Cup will be up for grabs when the Springboks take on the Barbarians in a historic clash on Saturday, 28 June at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town.

The Barbarians have revealed three Test centurions with a combined tally of 352 caps as the first players for their squad to take on the Springboks in Cape Town next month.