If the All Blacks were hoping that Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus would give them an opening in the return Castle Lager Rugby Championship test match at DHL Stadium by fielding an experimental team they will be disappointed.
In all there are six changes, including two positional switches, to the team that started the 31-27 come from behind win in the first game between the two rugby superpowers in Johannesburg last week.
That doesn’t mean that Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has been dispensed with or dropped - the youngster who did so well in his first game against New Zealand last week is on the bench, where he will cover both flyhalf and fullback. It was his six/two split, and the impact of the forward laden Bomb Squad, that swung the game South Africa’s way last week. However, there’s a pleasing mix of experience and talented youthfulness on the bench, with World Cup winner Lukhanyo Am being joined by his Sharks teammate Jaden Hendrikse in the impact squad.
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