# Rugby: The former Cheetahs prop who now plays for Edinburgh, Boan Venter, earned his first Springbok call-up on Sunday as Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named a group of 45 players. The announcement followed the team’s first week of training in Johannesburg for the forthcoming international season. With props Gerhard Steenekamp and Ntuthuko Mchunu amongst six players released from the initial 55-man squad due to injuries, Erasmus brought in Venter as the only new addition to his squad. The Springboks will kick off their season against the Barbarians in Cape Town on Saturday 28 June.
Rugby: Boan Venter called up as Rassie reduces Springbok squad