Joseph Dweba is making no secret of his desire to force his way back into Rassie's plans, despite being frozen out since 2023 and facing the brutal reality of Marx, Mbonambi, and Grobbelaar ahead of him in the pecking order. The piece is essentially a confidence check — and Dweba passes it, insisting consistent club form is his only route back and that he's letting results do the talking.
The more interesting angle is the Exeter template. Rob Baxter draws explicit parallels with Nic White and Dean Mumm — players who rebuilt international careers through Sandy Park — and frames Dweba's move from the Stormers in the same light. Dweba himself says the Premiership's pace and physicality reminds him of Super Rugby, and credits the shift in his own role — from young gun watching veterans to the experienced head guiding younger players — as a genuine developmental step. Whether the Bok selectors are watching closely enough is another matter, but this piece argues the conditions for a comeback are in place.