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In naming his chosen few, Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer said the 31-member squad that would represent South Africa in the Rugby World Cup would carry the country's hopes on their shoulders. It would be a tough tournament, he cautioned. Jean de Villiers will captain the team.

Right-hand seamer Masabata Klaas will be making a welcome return to the Momentum Proteas when the squad tours against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi in March, Cricket South Africa announced on Monday.

The Springboks' most capped player of all time, Victor Matfield, has overcome injury and been named in the Springbok squad for their Australasian leg of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship.