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Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has named the same starting line-up that beat New Zealand a month ago, to face Ireland in the opening Test of the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour in Dublin on Saturday.
The only change to the match-day squad is at replacement prop, where the injured Marcel van der Merwe is replaced by Coenie Oosthuizen.
"Although Julian Redelinghuys was also considered, he's still new in the team and not familiar with our patterns of play and especially the line-out calls, while Coenie knows the way we play well," said Meyer.
"Coenie is also in great shape and we know what he can do, especially if he has to make an impact off the bench. It's good to have him back."
Meyer was very happy with the continuity in selection from the last Test.
"It's only the fifth time in what will be the 34th Test since I was appointed as Springbok coach that we've been able to select an unchanged starting line-up," said Meyer.
"In this day and age, not making changes to teams is pretty much unheard of, but this is a great position we're in. However, we need to make it count against a very tough Irish side on Saturday.
"Although we won our last Test, the challenge this week is to make another step up. It's imperative that we improve in all facets of our play."
The Springbok team to face Ireland in Dublin is:
Position Name Test Caps Test points
15 Willie le Roux 21 35
14 Cornal Hendricks 9 25
13 Jan Serfontein 16 5
12 Jean de Villiers (captain) 102 135
11 Bryan Habana 103 280
10 Handré Pollard 6 56
9 Francois Hougaard 32 25
