Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named his team to face the All Blacks in a Rugby Championship match at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Jasper Wiese is back in the team after serving a six-match suspension, while there is a new lock pairing, and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu retains his place at flyhalf.Pieter-Steph du Toit and Ruan Nortje will lock the Springbok scrum when the world champions take on New Zealand’s All Blacks in a Rugby Championship Test at Ellis Park on Saturday .With Eben Etzebeth ruled out of the match, and other key lock forwards injured, Du Toit moves into the second row with rookie Test player Nortje.
“It’s not ideal that we have so many injuries at lock, but we are pleased with the way Ruan stood his man in our last match and we are confident that he’ll combine well with Pieter-Steph at lock,” said Erasmus. “This will serve as a fantastic opportunity for him to prove what he can do against one of the best teams in the world.
“It’s also good to have a player of Jasper’s calibre back and we know that he’ll bring a lot of energy on attack and defence after biding his time to return to the field, and we are looking forward to seeing his physicality combined with the rest of the back row.
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