Aphiwe Dyantyi could make his comeback as early as THIS weekend! 

Former Springbok sensation Aphiwe Dyantyi is in line to make his official rugby come back this weekend, as the new season of the United Rugby Championship kicks off. 

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Dyantyi recently signed a two-year deal with the Sharks, with both parties confirming what had seemed to be an open secret. 

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Dyantyi enjoyed one of the most meteoric rises in the sport, having come up the ranks of the University of Johannesburg rugby system. From Res rugby to Varsity rugby, before getting himself into the professional structures of the Lions. Things happened so quickly for the Qonce-born flyer, that the year of his Super Rugby debut, 2018 coincided with the year of Springbok debut and the year he would win the World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year. 

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The next year would prove to be a tumultuous one for Dyantyi, however, as injuries derailed him and when he did come back for the Lions, he had looked a shadow of his former self. That would eventually cost him his place in the Springbok, although he would make one of the alignment camps that year. All hope of a place in the 2019 Rugby World Cup squad were extinguished when he got charged for having multiple banned substances found in his body. 

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In the end, Dyantyi had to sit out four-years with the ban, also subsequently ending his time at the Lions. He has since been picked up by the Sharks, where he has been hard at work trying to gain match fitness during pre-season. That seems to have been rewarded, as he is now inline to make his debut for the Durban-based outfit. 

Dyantyi named in Sharks travelling squad for URC opener

This comes after Dyantyi was named in the Sharks 28-man travelling party for their URC opener against Munster this Saturday evening, here is their full travelling party:

Sharks tour squad:

Forwards

Coenie Oosthuizen, Corne Rahl, Dan Jooste, Dian Bleuler, Dylan Richardson, Emile van Heerden, George Cronje, Hanro Jacobs, James Venter, Kerron van Vuuren, Khwezi Mona, Ntuthuko Mchunu, Phepsi Buthelezi, Reniel Hugo, Sikumbuzo Notshe, Vincent Tshituka.

Backs
Aphelele Fassi, Aphiwe Dyantyi, Boeta Chamberlain, Cameron Wright, Curwin Bosch, Francois Hougaard, Francois Venter (c), Marnus Potgieter, Mthokozisi Mkhabela, Murray Koster, Rohan Janse van Rensburg, Werner Kok.