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McLeod called into Bok squad

Cape Town - The Springbok preliminary Rugby World Cup squad has been called into camp in Cape Town from July 5 to 8 to begin preparations for the international season.

Stormers players will not attend if they are involved in the Vodacom Super Rugby final.

Sharks No 9 Charl McLeod has been called in to the training squad in place of Ricky Januarie, who has retired from international rugby.

The players will undergo medical assessments to assist in selection for the Tri-Nations. The squad for the away leg of the Tri-Nations will be named on July 9.

Preliminary Rugby World Cup squad:
 

Player

Province

Caps

Willem Alberts

The Sharks

3

Gio Aplon

DHL Western Province

13

Bjorn Basson

Vodacom Blue Bulls

4

Andries Bekker

DHL Western Province

24

Bakkies Botha

Vodacom Blue Bulls

72

BJ Botha

Munster, Ireland

25

Heinrich Brüssow

Toyota Free State Cheetahs

13

Schalk Burger

DHL Western Province

63

Juan de Jongh

DHL Western Province

6

Jean de Villiers

DHL Western Province

67

Bismarck du Plessis

The Sharks

36

Jannie du Plessis

The Sharks

24

Fourie du Preez

Vodacom Blue Bulls

55

Jaque Fourie

DHL Western Province

62

Dean Greyling

Vodacom Blue Bulls

-

Bryan Habana

DHL Western Province

68

Alistair Hargreaves

The Sharks

2

Francois Hougaard

Vodacom Blue Bulls

8

Adrian Jacobs

The Sharks

32

Butch James

MTN Golden Lions

40

Elton Jantjies

MTN Golden Lions

-

Ashley Johnson

Toyota Free State Cheetahs

-

Ryan Kankowski

The Sharks

17

Zane Kirchner

Vodacom Blue Bulls

14

Werner Kruger

Vodacom Blue Bulls

-

Patrick Lambie

The Sharks

4

Francois Louw

DHL Western Province

7

Charl McLeod

The Sharks

-

Victor Matfield

Vodacom Blue Bulls

105

Tendai Mtawarira

The Sharks

26

Johann Muller

Ulster, Ireland

23

Lwazi Mvovo

The Sharks

2

Odwa Ndungane

The Sharks

7

Wynand Olivier

Vodacom Blue Bulls

32

Coenie Oosthuizen

Toyota Free State Cheetahs

-

Ruan Pienaar

Ulster, Ireland

47

JP Pietersen

The Sharks

36

Chiliboy Ralepelle

Vodacom Blue Bulls

18

Danie Rossouw

Vodacom Blue Bulls

54

John Smit

The Sharks

102

Juan Smith

Toyota Free State Cheetahs

69

Pierre Spies

Vodacom Blue Bulls

40

Gurthrö Steenkamp

Vodacom Blue Bulls

31

Deon Stegmann

Vodacom Blue Bulls

4

Frans Steyn

Racing Metro, France

42

Morne Steyn

Vodacom Blue Bulls

25

Adriaan Strauss

Toyota Free State Cheetahs

9

Flip van der Merwe

Vodacom Blue Bulls

10

Duane Vermeulen

DHL Western Province

-


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