Peter de Villiers have made eight changes to the Springbok team that lost 9 – 28 in the last test against the British & Irish Lions.

There are a further seven changes to the Springbok bench for the All Black Test, which kicks off at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein on Saturday at 17h00.

Zane Kirchner, Odwa Ndungane, Jongi Nokwe, Wynand Olivier, Morné Steyn, Ryan Kankowski, Johann Muller and Chiliboy Ralepelle all started the third Test against the Lions at Coca-Cola Park on July 4, but are no longer in the starting XV.

They make way for Frans Steyn, JP Pietersen, Jean de Villiers, Bryan Habana, Ruan Pienaar, Pierre Spies, Bakkies Botha, who returns from a two-match suspension, and Bismarck du Plessis. Olivier, Steyn, Kankowski and Ralepelle have all been included on the Springboks’ bench for the Test against the All Blacks.

Two Boks – De Villiers and Habana – will play in their 49th Tests for South Africa, while Fourie du Preez (47th) and Jaque Fourie (46th) are both approaching the milestone of 50 Tests for the Springboks.

Jannie du Plessis, who was not involved in the Test series against the British & Irish Lions, has been included as reserve-prop on the bench.

The Springbok team is (Test caps in brackets):

15. Frans Steyn (30)
14. JP Pietersen (26)
13. Jaque Fourie (45)
12. Jean de Villiers (48)
11. Bryan Habana (48)
10. Ruan Pienaar (30)
9. Fourie du Preez (46)
8. Pierre Spies (22)
7. Juan Smith (57)
6. Heinrich Brüssow (4)
5. Victor Matfield (83) – vice-captain
4. Bakkies Botha (57)
3. John Smit (84) – captain
2. Bismarck du Plessis (24)
1. Tendai Mtawarira (13)

Reserves:

16. Chiliboy Ralepelle (4)
17. Jannie du Plessis (7)
18. Danie Rossouw (38)
19. Ryan Kankowski (8)
20. Ricky Januarie (35)
21. Morné Steyn (3)
22. Wynand Olivier (22)

Source: sarugby.co.za

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