Coach Rassie Erasmus has made four changes and one positional switch to the Springbok starting XV for Saturday’s third Test against the All Blacks at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.
The front row of Ox Nché, Malcolm Marx and Wilco Louw, which started the second Test at Ellis Park on the bench in a late change before kick-off, returns to the starting team, with Gerhard Steenekamp, Deon Fourie and Thomas du Toit moving to the bench.
An injury to Damian Willemse sees Cheslin Kolbe shift to fullback and Kurt-Lee Arendse drafted onto the right wing.
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With Handré Pollard unavailable due to a calf injury, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu retains the No 10 jersey with Manie Libbok again on the bench.
SPRINGBOKS – 15 Cheslin Kolbe, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Ethan Hooker, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Ruan Nortjé, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Ox Nché.
Bench: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Lood de Jager, 20 André Esterhuizen, 21 Cameron Hanekom, 22 Morne van den Berg, 23 Manie Libbok.
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Coach Rassie Erasmus has made four changes and one positional switch to the Springbok starting XV for Saturday’s third Test against the All Blacks at FNB Stadium.
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