Springboks: One player called up, another heads home

On Sunday evening the Springboks confirmed that star lock Eben Etzebeth – the most capped South African Test player with 147 caps – has been called up to the national squad, and he will join the squad in France on Monday.

Etzebeth was ruled out of Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus’ initial touring squad for the second phase of the Nations Championship due to injury, but the stalwart has made a quick recovery.

However, uncapped flyhalf Yaqeen Ahmed will return to South Africa on Sunday due to a shoulder niggle that saw him miss most of the training sessions in the