Fit-again wing Cheslin Kolbe returns to the Springbok team in the only change to the match 23 for Saturday's Rugby World Cup final against England at Yokohama International Stadium (kick off 11h00 SA time).
He regains the right wing berth from stand-in Sbu Nkosi in the only change to the team that eased their way to a 19-16 victory over Wales in last Sunday's semi-final.
Siya Kolisi will lead the team out for the 20th time as he becomes the eighth player in the 23 to have won 50 caps.
Rassie Erasmus, director of rugby, named the now familiar six-two split on the bench to field a settled line-up, 22 of whom will be appearing together for the fourth time in the tournament.
That momentum has seen the Springboks lose only once in 11 tests in 2019, during which they claimed the Castle Lager Rugby Championship and climb back into the top two of the World Rugby rankings for the first time since August 2015.
Now rugby's biggest prize is just 80 minutes away.
"Getting to this stage is not enough for this team," said Erasmus. "We now have what may be a once-in-a-lifetime chance to become World Champions - something that would mean so much to our country and our people."
Meanwhile: SA Rugbymag reports that Erasmus has confirmed that Saturday's World Cup final will be his last Test as Springbok head coach.
Erasmus has served in the dual role of Bok coach and SA Rugby director of rugby since the beginning of 2018. There has been speculation over whether or not he would continue beyond the World Cup and potentially coach the team during the British & Irish Lions tour in 2021.
However, he confirmed on Thursday that he will be stepping down as head coach at the end of this year and that the 2019 World Cup final will be his last game coaching the team.
The Springbok team to play England in Yokohama on Saturday is:
15. Willie le Roux
14. Cheslin Kolbe
13. Lukhanyo Am
12. Damian de Allende
11. Makazole Mapimpi
10. Handré Pollard
9. Faf de Klerk
8. Duane Vermeulen
7. Pieter-Steph du Toit
6. Siya Kolisi (captain)
5. Lood de Jager
4. Eben Etzebeth
3. Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers)
2. Bongi Mbonambi (DHL Stormers)
1. Tendai Mtawarira (Cell C Sharks)
Replacements:
16. Malcolm Marx
17. Steven Kitshoff
18. Vincent Koch
19. RG Snyman
20. Franco Mostert
21. Francois Louw
22. Herschel Jantjies
23. Frans Steyn
