SA Rugby
Talented young utility back Canan Moodie will make his Springbok debut against Australia on Saturday in their Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash in Sydney.
Injuries and the desire to try new player combinations sees head coach Jacques Nienaber include eight new players in the starting team.
Handre Pollard, Lukhanyo Am and Pieter-Steph du Toit are all out with knee injuries while Elton Jantjies is out with an injured hand.
It means that Damian Willemse moves from fullback to flyhalf, Jesse Kriel slots in at centre and Franco Mostert starts in the loose trio.
The 19-year-old Moodie earns his first start on the right wing in a positional switch with Warrick Gelant, who has been named among the replacements.
The experienced Willie le Roux replaces Willemse at fullback and Jaden Hendrikse takes over from Faf de Klerk at scrumhalf.
Apart from Mostert's inclusion among the forwards, prop Steven Kitshoff and hooker Malcolm Marx earn starts in a new-look front row with Frans Malherbe.
Jasper Wiese takes over at No 8 from Duane Vermeulen, who will provide an impact off the replacements bench.
Springbok team to face Australia in Sydney:
15 - Willie le Roux (Toyota Verblitz) - 76 caps, 65 pts (13t)
14 - Canan Moodie (Vodacom Bulls) - uncapped
13 - Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) - 53 caps, 60 pts (12t)
12 - Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) - 63 caps, 35 pts (7t)
11 - Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks) - 30 caps, 105 pts (21t)
10 - Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) - 21 caps, 12 pts (1t, 2c, 1p)
9 - Jaden Hendrikse (Cell C Sharks) - 7 caps, 5 pts (1t)
8 - Jasper Wiese (Leicester Tigers) - 15 caps, 0 pts
7 - Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) - 56 caps, 5pts (1t)
6 - Siya Kolisi (captain, Cell C Sharks) - 68 caps, 35 pts (7t)
5 - Lood de Jager (Wild Knights) - 61 caps, 25 pts (5t)
4 - Eben Etzebeth (Cell C Sharks) - 103 caps, 15 pts (3t)
3 - Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) - 51 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 - Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) - 52 caps, 55 pts (11t)
1 - Steven Kitshoff (DHL Stormers) - 64 caps, 5 pts (1t)
Replacements:
16 - Deon Fourie (DHL Stormers) - 1 cap, 0pts
17 - Ox Nche (Cell C Sharks) - 12 caps, 0pts
18 - Trevor Nyakane (Racing 92) - 57 caps, 5pts (1t)
19 - Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) - 24 caps, 15 pts (3t)
20 - Duane Vermeulen (Ulster) - 63 caps, 15 pts (3t)
21 - Cobus Reinach (Montpellier) - 21 caps, 40pts (8t)
22 - Frans Steyn (Toyota Cheetahs) - 75 caps, 150 pts (11t, 7c, 24p, 3d)
23 - Warrick Gelant (Racing 92) - 11 caps, 15 pts (3t)
