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Pietersen named in South Africa squad

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JP Pietersen has been named in the South Africa squad for their autumn international series.

Capped 69 times by the Springboks, Pietersen, who made his Champions Cup debut in Sunday’s 27-17 win against Racing 92 at Welford Road, is named in the 33-man squad for games against England, Italy and Wales.
 
South Africa squad
Willem Alberts, Flank, Stade Français, France, 41 Test caps
Ruan Combrinck, Wing, Xerox Golden Lions, 4 Test caps
Damian de Allende, Centre, DHL Western Province, 20 Test caps
Lood de Jager, Lock, Toyota Free State Cheetahs, 25 Test caps
Faf de Klerk, Scrumhalf, Xerox Golden Lions, 8 Test caps
Jannie du Plessis, Prop, Montpellier, France, 70 Test caps
Jean-Luc du Preez, Flank, Cell C Sharks, 0 Test caps
Pieter-Steph du Toit, Lock, DHL Western Province, 17 Test caps
Eben Etzebeth, Lock, DHL Western Province, 53 Test caps
Johan Goosen, Fullback / Flyhalf / Centre, Racing 92, France, 10 Test caps
Bryan Habana, Wing, Toulon, France, 123 Test caps
Jaco Kriel, Flank, Xerox Golden Lions / Kubota Spears, 7 Test caps
Elton Jantjies, Flyhalf, Xerox Golden Lions / NTT Communications, 9 Test caps
Steven Kitshoff, Prop, Bordeaux-Bègles, France, 7 Test caps
Vincent Koch, Prop, Saracens, England, 7 Test caps
Jesse Kriel, Fullback / Centre, Vodacom Blue Bulls, 17 Test caps
Pat Lambie, Fullback / Flyhalf, Cell C Sharks, 53 Test caps
Willie le Roux, Fullback, Canon Eagles, Japan, 39 Test caps
Lionel Mapoe, Centre, Xerox Golden Lions / Kubota Spears, 9 Test caps
Malcolm Marx, Hooker, Xerox Golden Lions, 1 Test cap
Bongi Mbonambi, Hooker, DHL Western Province, 3 Test caps
Franco Mostert, Lock, Xerox Golden Lions / Ricoh Black Rams, 4 Test caps
Tendai Mtawarira, Prop, Cell C Sharks, 84 Test caps
Trevor Nyakane, Prop, Vodacom Blue Bulls, 26 Test caps
Oupa Mohoje, Flank, Toyota Free State Cheetahs, 14 Test caps
Rudy Paige, Scrumhalf, Vodacom Blue Bulls, 5 Test caps
Sergeal Petersen, Wing, Toyota Free State Cheetahs, 0 Test caps
JP Pietersen, Wing / Centre, Leicester Tigers, 69 Test caps
Roelof Smit, Flank, Vodacom Blue Bulls, 0 Test caps
Adriaan Strauss (captain), Hooker, Vodacom Blue Bulls, 63 Test caps
Francois Venter Centre Toyota Free State Cheetahs 0 Piet van Zyl, Scrumhalf, Vodacom Blue Bulls, 2 Test caps
Warren Whiteley, No 8, Xerox Golden Lions / NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes, 12