**Cell C Sharks full-back Aphelele Fassi is one of eight uncapped players named in the Springboks squad ahead of this summer’s British and Irish Lions tour.** Fassi has emerged as a rising star of South African rugby and his form in the recent PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA caught the eye of national selectors. With Willie le Roux and Damian Willemse his competition for the 15 jersey, he is likely to face a battle to install himself as Jacques Nienaber’s Test starter but could do his chances a favour in the warm-up clashes with Georgia. Here, we take a look back at Fassi’s life and career so far.
