Johannesburg - Tendai Mtawarira has been named as one of the 51 players who have been called to a national team planning session in preparation for the 2011 rugby world cup. The Zimbabwe National is part of the South African Rugby Union (SARU).
The players will attend two days of meetings and logistical discussions in the first of three national camps in preparation for the international season.
There are many demands on the Springboks as well as off-field operational matters to be attended to in a Rugby World Cup year and as part of Peter de Villiers long-term planning he requested that time be made now so that the team can get straight to on-field work once they gather for the first Tests of the year in July, said Jurie Roux, SARU CEO.
Mtawarira had his first call-up in 2008 and made his Springboks debut in the 37-21 victory over Wales in Pretoria. This will be his first world cup if he makes the final cut.
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