South Africa get their international season underway on Saturday when they take on a Barbarians side in Gqeberha in an unofficial rugby international.
Bookmakers have priced up on the match and we take a look at the game from a betting angle.
Fixtures like this can often be tricky from a betting perspective as they are not official Test matches, but if last season is anything to go by, South Africa will be taking the encounter very seriously.
The corresponding fixture took place at the same stage of the season last year and South Africa hammered the Barbarians 54-7 at the Cape Town Stadium.
The Springboks will use this match as an opportunity to test the fitness of several returning players, including Pieter-Steph du Toit, while all eyes will be on flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who moves from his regular fullback role at franchise level into the crucial number 10 jersey.
South Africa: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Quan Horn, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Riley Norton, 3 Carlu Sadie, 2 Andre-Hugo Venter, 1 Ox Nche.
Replacements: 16 JJ Kotze, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Zachary Porthen, 19 Ben-Jason Dixon, 20 Paul de Villiers, 21 Evan Roos, 22 Faf de Klerk, 23 Vusi Moyo.
The Barbarians are captained by former All Black scrumhalf TJ Perenara and, while there are certainly some recognisable names in the squad, it lacks the genuine star power often associated with Barbarians teams of the past.
It will also be interesting to see how the likes of Stormers fullback Warrick Gelant perform against his fellow countrymen.
Barbarian F.C: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Andrew Kellaway, 13 Virimi Vakatawa, 12 Alex Nankivell, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Tomás Albornoz, 9 TJ Perenara (captain), 8 Miracle Fai’ilagi, 7 Lachlan Boshier, 6 Guido Petti, 5 Alex Moon, 4 Franco Molina, 3 D’Arcy Rae, 2 Elliot Dee, 1 Mayko Vivas
Replacements: 16 Leonel Oviedo, 17 Oli Kebble, 18 Pedro Delgado, 19 Izack Rodda, 20 Liam McConnell, 21 Santiago Arata, 22 Harry Plummer, 23 Tuidraki Samusamuvodre
Betting
South Africa -25.5 v Barbarians
Total Points: 65.5
At the time of writing
Verdict
Barbarians matches have a reputation for being loose, high-scoring affairs, although last year's fixture was certainly an exception as South Africa placed a huge emphasis on defensive structure and physicality.
The total points line of 65.5 is tempting given the quality of attacking players on display and the expectation of good conditions, but my preference is to focus on the Springboks team total.
If South Africa approach the game with the same intensity they showed last year, I expect them to create plenty of scoring opportunities against a side that has had very little time together and in what promises to be good conditions.
Bet: 2 units (1-5) South Africa over 45.5 points at 0.84/1 at BetXchange
Odds subject to change
