Bekker locked and loaded

02 June 2015 - 02:01
By Craig Ray

Giant lock Andries Bekker could be one of the surprise callups to the Springbok World Cup squad to be named later this year. Coach Heyneke Meyer has been in contact with Bekker, who gave up on his Test career almost three years ago when he moved to Japan.The pair are scheduled to meet in Cape Town today and the outcome of their discussions will be interesting as the No5 lock position is one that constantly concerns the Bok coach; Victor Matfield, 38, is still favourite come September's World Cu...

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