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Eben Etzebeth has been handed match for South Africa’s World Cup Pool B recreation with top-ranked Eire on Saturday as they embody 14 starters from the opening win over Scotland.
Etzebeth has recovered from the shoulder damage he sustained within the 18-3 victory over the Scots.
The defending champions then made 14 modifications for the 76-0 win over Romania.
Nevertheless, they’ve reverted to the facet that began towards Scotland, bar injured hooker Malcolm Marx.
Marx has been dominated out of the rest of the match so Bongi Mbonambi will begin within the quantity two jersey towards the Irish.
Mbonambi and Damian Willemse are the one starters retained from the Romania win, with the latter shifting from fly-half to full-back.
As anticipated, South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber has opted for seven forwards on the bench, with scrum-half Cobus Reinach the only again within the replacements.
Reinach may also present cowl at wing, whereas ahead replacements Kwagga Smith has intensive Sevens expertise and will additionally present a backs possibility.
Etzebeth can be partnered by Franco Mostert, with captain Siya Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Jasper Wiese returning to the again row.
Faf de Klerk and fly-half Manie Libbok unite at half-back, whereas Kurt-Lee Arendse and Cheslin Kolbe will patrol the wings outdoors of the centre pairing of Damian de Allende and Jesse Kriel.
Lock Jean Kleyn, who earned 5 caps for Eire earlier than switching worldwide eligibility again to his native nation, is known as among the many replacements alongside his Munster team-mate RG Snyman.
Eire edged a 19-16 victory of their most up-to-date encounter in Dublin final November.
“We’re lucky to have a match-fit squad and have been constructing depth and flexibility for some time and imagine that is the very best mixture for this match,” mentioned Nienaber.
“We all know it’ll be a grind of a match and we all know we have to pitch up bodily and mentally.”
South Africa: Willemse; Arendse, Kriel, De Allende; Kolbe; Libbok, De Klerk; Kitshoff, Mbonambi, Malherbe; Etzebeth, Mostert; Kolisi (capt), Du Toit, Wiese.
Replacements: Fourie, Nche, Nyakane, Kleyn, Snyman, Van Staden, Smith, Reinach.