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Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer is facing possibly his toughest selection task to date ahead of the upcoming Rugby Championship. Photo: Luke Walker \/ Gallo Images<\/p>\n

Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer<\/a> is facing an extremely tough selection task as a number of locally based Springboks have taken up contracts<\/a> at overseas clubs.<\/p>\n

The selection policy from the start of Meyer\u2019s tenure has been to give preference to South African-based players, but 10 players out of his 30-man squad are overseas.<\/p>\n

The Springboks went into camp on Monday ahead of their Rugby Championship opener against Argentina at the FNB Stadium<\/a> next Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a Springbok coach you always want to pick your best side and I always want to look at our home-grown players first,\u201d Meyer said on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the main thing with picking this side was continuity, and you want to have some kind of continuity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meyer would have been in trouble had he followed the selection policy. He would have had to hand out a number of new caps, which would erase the progress he had made over the last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you have to pick eight or nine new players it is a huge challenge specifically when you are playing the best teams in the world,\u201d he said. \u2013 Sapa<\/a><\/p>\n

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