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Springbok No 8 Jasper Wiese was thrilled to be back in the national squad after three months on the sidelines with a neck injury, and said on Thursday being in the group with his brother, Cobus, made his comeback even more special.

Carling Currie Cup

The three teams in the top half of the Carling Currie Cup First Division log will take the field as favourites in the fifth round of the competition this weekend, the penultimate round of league action before the semi-finals. For some teams, this will be the last roll of the dice if they are going to make it into the playoffs.

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Match official appointments for the next few days have been made with Hollie Davidson in charge of her second Springbok Test when South Africa take on Italy in the Castle Lager Incoming Series opener in Pretoria on Saturday, while Morne Ferreira is on Test duty in the USA.

Team announcement

The Junior Springbok starting fifteen to face England in their crucial World Rugby U20 Championship pool match in Rovigo on Friday show just one change from the side that defeated Australia last Sunday in Italy, with Gino Cupido replacing Demitre Erasmus, who is suffering from illness, at centre.

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Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi and flyhalf Handre Pollard both sounded warning bells on Wednesday about the challenge they will face against Italy at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.