Ethan de Groot, Tyrel Lomax, Shannon Frizell and Richie Mo’unga all come into the All Blacks’ starting lineup for a crucial Rugby Championship clash on Saturday, with the latter taking over from Beauden Barrett, who moves to the bench. EXCLUSIVE | ANTHEM SINGERS FOR ELLIS PARK TEST CONFIRMED! Will Jordan has recovered from a stomach bug,…
while Jordie Barrett retains his place at fullback after recovering from an ankle injury
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SPRINGBOK RECORD AGAINST ALL BLACKS
– Played 102; Won 38; Lost 60; Drawn 4; Points for: 1 651; Points against: 2 108, Tries scored 158; Tries conceded 230; Highest score 46-40 in Johannesburg (2000); Biggest win 17-0 in Durban, 1928. Win % 37%
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MISCELLANEOUS
– The total Test caps in the Springbok starting line-up is 715
– There are 257 caps in the backline with 458 caps among the forwards. On the bench there are a further 334 caps
– The average number of caps per player in the backline is 36, the forwards 57, while the players on the bench average 41
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TEAMS:
South Africa
15 Damian Willemse (Stormers), 14 Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles), 13 Lukhanyo Am (Sharks), 12 Damian de Allende (Wild Knights), 11 Makazole Mapimpi (Sharks), 10 Handre Pollard (Leicester Tigers), 9 Jaden Hendrikse (Sharks), 8 Duane Vermeulen (Ulster), 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz), 6 Siya Kolisi (captain, Sharks), 5 Lood de Jager (Wild Knights), 4 Eben Etzebeth (Sharks), 3 Frans Malherbe (Stormers), 2 Joseph Dweba (Stormers), 1 Ox Nche (Sharks)
Substitutes: 16 Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears), 17 Steven Kitshoff (Stormers), 18 Vincent Koch (Wasps), 19 Franco Mostert (Honda Heat), 20 Jasper Wiese (Leicester Tigers), 21 Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs), 22 Hershel Jantjies (Stormers), 23 Willie le Roux (Toyota Verblitz)
