Morne van den Berg admitted he had mixed emotions after being awarded the Man of the Match accolade in the wake of the Springboks' win over Italy.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has heaped praise on scrumhalf Morne van den Berg, comparing him to All Blacks legend Aaron Smith.
The Lions ended a run of four straight defeats in the United Rugby Championship with a much-needed 30-23 victory over the Stormers in Johannesburg.
The Lions have selected Springbok stars Morne van den Berg and Edwill van der Merwe alongside rookie flyhalf Sam Francis for Saturday's URC clash against the Stormers in Cape Town.
Morne van den Berg has been called up as an injury replacement for Grant Williams ahead of next week's penultimate Rugby Championship clash against Argentina in Santiago.