South Africa team to face New Zealand

FILE PHOTO: South Africa's rugby team new coach Rassie Erasmus attends a media briefing in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo - Copyright Siphiwe Sibeko(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 04/10/2018 - 15:03•Updated 18/04/2024 - 03:20

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PRETORIA (Reuters) - South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus on Thursday named the following team to face New Zealand in their Rugby Championship test at the Loftus Versfeld on Saturday:

15-Willie le Roux, 14-Cheslin Kolbe, 13-Jesse Kriel, 12-Damian de Allende, 11-Aphiwe Dyantyi, 10-Handre Pollard, 9-Faf de Klerk, 8-Francois Louw, 7-Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6-Siya Kolisi (captain), 5-Franco Mostert, 4-Eben Etzebeth, 3-Frans Malherbe, 2-Malcolm Marx, 1-Steven Kitshoff

Replacements: 16-Bongi Mbonambi, 17-Tendai Mtawarira, 18-Vincent Koch, 19-RG Snyman, 20-Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 21-Embrose Papier, 22-Elton Jantjies, 23-Damian Willemse

(Reporting by Mark Gleeson; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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South Africa team to face New Zealand

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