Salmaan Moerat returns as captain of a Springbok side that features 10 changes to the starting lineup for the penultimate Rugby Championship clash with Argentina in Santiago del Estero on Saturday.
Moerat leads a new-look team in a match which would see the Boks claim the title for the first time since 2019, should they avoid defeat by the in-form Pumas.
Lukhanyo Am and Malcolm Marx are promoted from the bench, while Eben Etzebeth goes the other way to join the Bomb Squad of Vincent Koch, Gerhard Steenekamp, Elrigh Louw, Kwagga Smith and Jaden Hendrikse.Etzebeth will equal Victor Matfield’s Springbok record of 127 Test appearances if he takes the field.
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