The Boks will take on Italy in the first of two Tests this weekend.
In this edition of our weekend sport recap, the Springboks kicked off their season with a good performance against the Barbarians in Cape Town.
The Boks won 54-7, and this week they will be taking on Italy in the first of their two Tests at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.
The Proteas also had a good weekend as they took charge of the first of two Tests against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, with a number of individuals contributing to the effort.
Stand-in captain Keshav Maharaj also reached the 200 Test wickets milestone.
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