Springboks to recall Bongi Mbonambi?

When Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus revealed the touring squad for the end-of-year Tests earlier this week, one surprise was the decision to only include veteran Bongi Mbonambi in the back-up ‘standby group’.

The double World Cup winner has recently found himself usurped by some up-and-coming players such as Jan-Hendrik Wessels and Johan Grobbelaar, and it has led to questions over what the future may hold for Mbonambi.

However, just a couple of days after the omission of Mbonambi, it was controversially confirmed by the United Rugby Championship disciplinary board that Wessels has been suspended for nine games due to an