 Pienaar's father played for SA |
South Africa coach Jake White has included five uncapped players in a 45-man training squad ahead of Scotland's two-Test tour next month. They are Stormers lock Andries Bekker, Bulls centre Wynand Olivier and Sharks trio Ruan Pienaar (scrum-half), Brendon Botha (prop) and Johan Muller (lock).
Pienaar and Bekker are both sons of former Springboks.
Pienaar is the son of Gysie, a full-back of the early 1980s, while Bekker is the son of 1980s lock Hennie.
White also included Leeds Tykes wing Andre Snyman and London Irish hooker Danie Coetzee.
There were also recalls for fly-half Butch James and prop Deon Cartsens, who both last played for the Springboks in 2002.
"South Africa is truly blessed with an abundance of rugby talent and the selectors are in a fortunate position to be able to choose from such a considerable pool of players," White said.
The Springboks play Scotland in Durban on 10 June and again in Port Elizabeth on 17 June.
They also play France in Cape Town on 24 June before starting their Tri-Nations campaign in Australia on 15 July.
Springboks wing Bryan Habana helped the Bulls clinch a surprise Super 14 semi-final spot as they crushed fellow South African side the Stormers 43-10 on Saturday. Needing a minimum 32-point victory margin and a bonus point at the outset to pip the Sharks to fourth spot, the Bulls ran in six tries at Newlands, Habana grabbing a brace.
The Bulls will travel to New Zealand to face champions the Canterbury Crusaders in the semi-finals next Friday, 19 May.
Wellington Hurricanes will host New South Wales in the other semi, after beating the Waratahs 19-14 in Sydney on Saturday to leapfrog them into second place and clinch a home semi-final.
South Africa squad:
Backs: De Wet Barry, Meyer Bosman, Tonderai Chavhanga, Bolla Conradie, Jean de Villiers, Fourie du Preez, Gaffie du Toit, Jaque Fourie, Bryan Habana, Butch James, Ricky Januarie, Marius Joubert, Wayne Julies, Percy Montgomery, Wynand Olivier, Breyton Paulse, Ruan Pienaar, Andre Pretorius, Brent Russell, Andre Snyman, Jaco van der Westhuyzen.
Forwards: John Smit (captain), Eddie Andrews, Andries Bekker, Brendon Botha, Bakkies Botha, Gary Botha, Schalk Burger, Deon Carstens, Danie Coetzee, Jacques Cronje, Os du Randt, Victor Matfield, Johan Muller, Danie Rossouw, Lawrence Sephaka, Hanyani Shimange, Juan Smith, Solly Tyibilika, Albert van den Berg, CJ van der Linde, Wikus van Heerden, Joe van Niekerk, AJ Venter, Pedrie Wannenburg.
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