Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Thursday named a group of 54 local and overseas-based players to attend the teams second alignment camps, with Juarno Augustus, Vincent Tshituka and Ntokozo Makhaza invited to their first national alignment camps.
The camps will take place in person in Cape Town for local players on May 22 and virtually for players based outside South Africa on May 23.
Thirty-six players will attend the in-person camp, with 18 players plying their trade abroad in Japan and the northern hemisphere joining virtually, their training schedules permitting.
Augustus, who was named the World Rugby Under-20 Player of the Year after a sterling performance for the Junior Boks in Georgia in 2017, has been a standout player for the Northampton Saints this season. Congolese-born Tshituka recently received his South African ID, clearing him to represent South Africa.
Makhaza will join the Cheetahs for the Currie Cup after being named 2024 FNB Varsity Cup Player of the Tournament, turning out for eventual champions the University of Cape Town.