The victorious Lions series and Rugby World Cup heroics in Japan have made the Springboks the poster boys for utilising overseas talent.
Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has named a raft of 2019 World Cup heroes in his 36-man squad to face the British and Irish Lions in Edinburgh next month.
Akihito Doi Lock 4 
Atsuro Tsuji Blindside Flanker 
Connor Wihongi Lock 4 
Franco Mostert Lock 
Heiden Bedwell-Curtis Flanker 6 
Hiroaki Shirahama Hooker 
Kei Touma Blindside Flanker 
Koki Hida Hooker 
Kosuke Hattori Blindside Flanker 
Masaki Kondo Blindside Flanker 
Matthys Basson Prop 
Pablo Matera Blindside Flanker 
Ryo Furuta Number 8 
Ryota Kobayashi Blindside Flanker 
Seunghyok Lee Hooker 
Shun Hizume Hooker 
Sosiceni Tokoqio Number 8 
Tateo Kanai Hooker 
Tetuhi Roberts Lock 4 
Viliami Kaipouli Number 8 
Viliami Vuli Lock 4 
Waimana Riedlinger-Kapa Number 8 
Yoji Akiyama Lock 4 
Azuma Doei Scrum Half 
Clynton Knox Inside Centre 
Dawid Kellerman Centre 12 
Fraser Quirk Inside Centre 
Gun Tajima Fullback 
Gwantee Oh Fullback 
Haruhiko Uemura Fullback 
Hayato Akahira Fullback 
Hisayoshi Ito Scrum Half 
Issei Shige Inside Centre 
Justin Downey 
Kaito Kawai Inside Centre 
Kanato Hirano Fullback 
Kanta Watanabe Left Wing 
Katsuyuki Hoshino Fullback 
Kengo Gunji Fullback 
Kenta Yamaji Scrum Half 
Kotaro Kouno Left Wing 
Masahiro Hibino Fullback 
Mitch Hunt Fly half 
Naoki Motomura Right Wing 
Shogo Nezuka Scrum Half 
Soki Watanabe Inside Centre 
SonGi Pak Fullback 
Taichi Takenaka Scrum Half 
Taiki Yoshioka Fullback 
Takumi Fujii Fullback 
Takuya Obata Scrum Half 
Tatsuhiko Tsurukawa Fullback 
Tevita Li Wing 
Tom Banks Full Back 
Yoshikazu Fujita Wing 
Yuta Matsuura Fullback 
Yuto Yohena Fullback 
Yuzo Yamamoto Right Wing 
