Springbok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk says his return to South African rugby has reignited his passion for the game as he enters the latter stages of his illustrious career.

Boan Venter, a former Toyota Cheetahs prop who now plays for Edinburgh, earned his first Springbok call-up on Sunday as Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named a group of 45 players following the completion of the team’s first week of training in Johannesburg for the forthcoming international season.