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PUBLISHED: September 18, 2017


Damian de Allende, Dillyn Leyds and Wilco Louw have been released from the Springbok squad and will be available for DHL Western Province against Tafel Lager Griquas at DHL Newlands on Saturday.

Seven players in total have been released to play in the Currie Cup this weekend with Chiliboy Ralepelle and Dan du Preez available for the Cell C Sharks and Rudy Paige and Handre Pollard set to play for the Vodacom Blue Bulls.

Pollard came on as a second half replacement for the Springboks against the All Blacks on Saturday in Albany, his first Test appearance since the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He has struggled with an ankle injury for the most part of the season, which limited his playing time.

De Allende has been a member of the national squad this year but he too has seen limited action behind the Springboks’ preferred centre pairing of Jan Serfontein and Jesse Kriel.

Meanwhile, the Springboks arrived home on Sunday evening from their two away matches in Australia and New Zealand. The squad will reassemble on Sunday in Bloemfontein for their next home match, against the Wallabies, at Toyota Stadium on Saturday, 30 September.

The Boks will complete their 2017 Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign on Saturday, 7 October with a rematch against the All Blacks at DHL Newlands in Cape Town.