Experienced No 8 Duane Vermeulen will lead the Springboks against the All Blacks on Saturday, when they clash in Wellington in the second round of the shortened 2019 Castle Lager Rugby Championship.
Bok coach Rassie Erasmus has named a much-changed side from the one that defeated the Wallabies by 35-17 in Johannesburg last weekend.
Lock, Eben Etzebeth and loose-forward, Pieter-Steph du Toit are the only two forwards who were retained from last weekend, with winger Makazole Mapimpi the only backline player in the starting line-up who also started in Jo'burg.
Willie le Roux returns at fullback while Cheslin Kolbe is drafted in on the right wing. Damian de Allende and Lukhanyo Am form a familiar looking midfield pairing and they will play next to Handré Pollard (flyhalf) and Faf de Klerk (scrumhalf).
Vermeulen, Du Toit and Kwagga Smith (flanker) form the loose trio.
Franco Mostert partners Etzebeth in the second row and Malcolm Marx (hooker) is joined in the front row by Steven Kitshoff and Frans Malherbe.
The forward bench consists of Bongi Mbonambi, Tendai Mtawarira, Trevor Nyakane, RG Snyman and Francois Louw, while Herschel Jantjies, Frans Steyn and Jesse Kriel are the replacement backs.
Saturday’s much-anticipated Test is a rematch of last year’s epic clash between the two countries, which the Springboks won 36-34 in the Cake Tin.
Kick-off is at 9:35 am (SA time).
