Flyhalf Peter Grant celebrated his return to the Stormers’ starting team by kicking seven penalties in a 21-15 win over the Cheetahs on Saturday.

Twenty-year-old Patrick Lambie played the match of his life on Saturday to earn a call-up to the 30-man Springbok team.

Springbok coach Peter de Villiers’s job is safe for now, although Saru will review his side’s poor run of form and some of his controversial comments.

Giant lock Andries Bekker dealt another blow to South Africa when he was ruled out for the rest of the year with a back injury.

France have been quietly plotting the downfall of world rugby champions South Africa against the background of the World Cup kicking off on Friday.