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able to get back into the game. >> So young Hollywood Bets, Stolfins all-rounder, and Dilets Simulani has received his first Proteus call-up, Simulani has impressed for the SA emerging side as well as SAA, Jason Smith, and Ordinal Bartman, also Dolfins players in the squad that will travel to the UAE. The Proteus will play Afghanistan in an ODI series, and then they'll take on Ireland in both a T20 game. >> We can't rely on one group of players to win games for South Africa, and so the players that you see in the squad are either high potential players that we believe can make big contributions for South Africa moving forward, or the next best players in the country. So the only way to figure out is if they've got enough physics is to expose them to good international competition. >> And then moving to some rugby news, it has been in the rumour mill for a while now, but Cio Calisi is coming home. Calisi will be rejoining the Hollywood Bear Chocks after just one season in France with the wrestling 92. There were a lot of negotiations that came with the deal, but it seems to have been all cleared up, and you'll be joining the Chocks after the rugby championship. A four-shocks coach, John Plumtree, having SAA in the side is about more than just the rugby. >> Now Cio will see you at a real resort to get back to South Africa with his family, and you know, we were never going to see no to that massive presence in South Africa and rugby, you know, the influence he has in a modern game. This message will probably be one of the most influential players of World Rugby. So we were obviously, you know, delighted with the prospect of getting him back here. >> Well, the Chocks have got a little matter of a Curry Cup semi-final this weekend. They, in Pretoria, they take on the Bulls on Saturday afternoon at Loftus-Fazft. Sticking with rugby to finish. The spring box have said that they will split their squad for their final two rugby championship matches. Next Saturday, the Boca will play Argentina in Santiago de del Estero and Rassia Rasmus will leave a large portion of his squad in South Africa for the return match against Los Pumas in Embombella the following week. The spring box required just one point from their last two matches to win the rugby championship. Hopefully, a first rugby championship since 2019. That's all for now for the East Coast Radio sport team. I'm Nick Tatham.