South Africa coach Allister Coetzee has called up four uncapped players for their end-of-year northern hemisphere tour but there is no place in the 33-man squad for Duane Vermeulen.?Vermeulen, the Toulon captain, has been excluded with a press release from the South Africa Rugby Union stating his conditioning is not up to international standard since his return from injury while he also plans to journey back to South Africa in November to be with his wife for the birth of their second child.?The Boks are also without Lwazi Mvovo, Juan de Jongh, Francois Hougaard, Francois Louw, Siya Kolisi, Sikhumbuzo Notshe, Frans Malherbe, Julian Redelinghuys and Scarra Ntubeni due to injury.Coetzee added: Apart from those players, other experienced campaigners such as Jan Serfontein, Handré Pollard, Cobus Reinach, Marcell Coetzee, Coenie Oosthuizen and Bismarck du Plessis are also not available.With a number of absentees, they have turned to uncapped players Bulls back-row Roelof Smit, Sharks flanker Jean-Luc de Preez, Cheetahs centre Francois Venter and his fellow Currie Cup-winning teammate Sergeal Peterson.Alongside their three Tests against England, Italy and Wales, South Africa open with a match against the Barbarians at Wembley. Coetzee has named two squads with a 30-man party focusing on the Barbarians match -- complete with 12 uncapped players -- before the 33-player group come together to focus on the three Tests.?We know that playing during winter in the northern hemisphere is always a huge challenge, Coetzee said. The conditions are different and it requires an even more physical and tactical battle and all Test matches played in Europe were almost always decided by small margins in the past.Yes, we have a long injury list, but we prefer to see it as an amazing opportunity for the players selected in the squad. We are looking forward to turn things around on tour against quality opposition.South Africa squad for BarbariansForwardsLourens Adriaanse, Nizaam Carr, Uzair Cassiem, Lood de Jager, Jean-Luc du Preez, Thomas du Toit, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Lizo Gqoboka, Malcolm Marx, Bongi Mbonambi, Oupa Mohojé, Tendai Mtawarira, Trevor Nyakane, RG Snyman, Roelof Smit, Adriaan Strauss (captain)BacksRuan Combrinck, Damian de Allende, Faf de Klerk, Rohan Janse van Rensburg, Cheslin Kolbe, Jesse Kriel, Pat Lambie, Rudy Paige, Sergeal Petersen, Tian Schoeman, Jamba Ulengo, Piet van Zyl, Francois VenterSouth Africa squad for England, Italy, WalesForwardsWillem Alberts, Lood de Jager, Jannie du Plessis, Jean-Luc du Preez, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Jaco Kriel, Steven Kitshoff, Vincent Koch, Malcolm Marx, Bongi Mbonambi, Franco Mostert, Tendai Mtawarira, Trevor Nyakane, Oupa Mohojé, Roelof Smit, Adrian Strauss (captain), Warren Whiteley.BacksRuan Combrinck, Damian de Allende, Faf de Klerk, Johan Goosen, Bryan Habana, Elton Jantjies, Jesse Kriel, Pat Lambie, Willie le Roux, Lionel Mapoe, Rudy Paige, Sergeal Petersen, JP Pietersen, Franciois Venter, Piet van Zyl, Derrick Thomas Chiefs Jersey . 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Melbourne City have turned the expectation dial up to 11 on the eve of the A-League season, declaring the time right for a breakthrough success.City are embracing their position as one of the favourites to win the league, which kicks off on Friday, after making good use of the embarrassment of riches at their disposal.John van t Schip has brought in nine players with international or title-winning experience, headed by Socceroos legend Tim Cahill.It prompted a bold declaration by club vice-chairman Simon Pearce at the clubs season launch on Tuesday night in Melbourne.The influential Sydney-based executive said he knows rather than believes success will come to the club, who recorded their best finish - fourth - to an A-League season last year.Pearce praised the coaching set-up and infrastructure on his visit to Australia, saying City had become a world class football club.Its the clubs seventh season in the league but year three under the ownership of the mega-moneyed City Football Group.In the past two years, Citys W-League team claimed an emphatic title with a perfect season and the National Youth League side won their 2015 competition.Given the investment, the clubs hierarchy feel the time for a return is now and van t Schip agrees.The Dutchmman said anything short of the clubs first piece of silverware for the senior mens side would be a disappointment.ddddddddddddWeve been making good progression but still in that progression we missed trophies. 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