**Former Springbok flanker Arno Botha dreams of a recall to the national team ahead of the June tests with his form skyrocketing in the Guinness PRO14 this season.** Botha scored a hat-trick of tries against the Isuzu Southern Kings on Friday night as his Munster side ran riot, and is currently in superb form for the Irish club, playing a major part in Munster’s season. The former Bulls loose-forward, who was capped twice for the Springboks before injury curtailed his national chances, has impressed those watching him in the Championship to such an extent that the performances may well have caught the eye of the Springbok management. While loose-forwards are never a position where there isn’t an overflow of talent in South Africa, Botha admits he still dreams about pulling the Bok jersey over his head once more. “It will always be something. It isn’t something that will die easily. I still have the desire to be the best, even though it might seem like a long road, or that it is just around the corner, but I will work everyday as if it is the day I can perform to my optimal form. I always say if I stop hoping to play for South Africa then I might stop playing rugby. Then there is no motivation to do it,” he said
