Handre Pollard will start at flyhalf when the Springboks tackle Ireland in the first Test at Loftus on Saturday.
The three players in the match-day 23 who did not participate in the international spectacle in France, where the Springboks claimed their second successive RWC title, are Gerhard Steenekamp , Salmaan Moerat and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu .
Twelve of the starting XV for Saturday’s showdown started in the 12-11 RWC final victory over New Zealand, with the other three coming off the bench in the final. The selection of previously unavailable players means that the team shows eight changes to the one that defeated Wales by 41-13 in London 10 days ago as Erasmus welcomed back captain Siya Kolisi, Le Roux, Cheslin Kolbe, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Handre Pollard, Marco van Staden, RG Snyman and Steenekamp.
Willie le Roux needs only six Test caps after Saturday’s match to join the select club of Springbok centurions.the second most experienced team ever selected by South Africa after the 987-capped side for the RWC final last year.caps among the forwards. On the bench there are a further
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