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Rassie Erasmus has showed off the Springboks’ remarkable depth in the Nations Championship and tinkers again after their win against Scotland.
The world champions make 10 changes to the starting line-up and include four uncapped players.
Wing Jaco Williams, fly-half Vusi Moyo, lock Ruben van Heerden and prop Carlu Sadie all make their Test debuts in Durban.
The Boks’ side, captained by formidable flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit, is still packed with familiar names and the bench is stacked.
It’s frankly scary to see a South Africa line-up like this and know they have the likes of Siya Kolisi, Cheslin Kolbe, Thomas du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Franco Mostert, Andre Esterhuizen, Canan Moodie, Handre Pollard and Ox Nche on the sidelines.
South Africa: Fassi; Williams, Kriel, de Allende, Arendse; Moyo, Reinach; Steenekamp, Marx, Sadie, C Wiese, van Heerden, de Villiers, PS du Toit (capt), J Wiese
Replacements: Venter, Wessels, Louw, Dixon, van Staden, Jantjies, Libbok, Willemse.
