Flanker Kwagga Smith and lock Lood de Jager are back in the Springboks starting line-up replacing Franco Mostert and Marvin Orie respectively ahead of Saturday’s match against the All Blacks.
The Boks are going to clash against the All Blacks in a Rugby Championship match at the Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville on Saturday (09h05).
“It’s always a massive task to face the All Blacks. They have skilful players who thrive on the turnover ball,” Bok coach Jacques Nienaber said.
The Boks go into the All Blacks match following back-to-back losses to the Wallabies. On the other hand, the All Blacks beat Argentina in their last two matches.
The starting line-up:
15 Willie le Roux, 14 Sbu Nkosi, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Faf du Plessis, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Kwagga Smith, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Trevor Nyakane
