RUGBY NEWS - Morné van den Berg will start at scrumhalf in one of two changes to the Springbok starting line-up for the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series decider against New Zealand in Baltimore on Saturday.
Van den Berg replaces Cobus Reinach, who drops to the replacements bench, while Damian Willemse returns at fullback in place of the injured Cheslin Kolbe.
Kolbe suffered a broken jaw early in the South African team’s 29-24 win at FNB Stadium and was one of six players who remained behind when the squad travelled to the United States.
A victory for the Springboks at M&T Bank Stadium would secure a 3-1 series win, while the All Blacks are aiming to draw the series.
The match on Saturday kicks off at 23:10 South African time.
Springboks:
1 Ox Nché
2 Malcolm Marx
3 Wilco Louw
4 Eben Etzebeth
5 Ruan Nortjé
6 Siya Kolisi (c)
7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
8 Jasper Wiese
9 Morné van den Berg
10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
11 Ethan Hooker
12 Damian de Allende
13 Jesse Kriel
14 Kurt-Lee Arendse
15 Damian Willemse
16 Deon Fourie
17 Gerhard Steenekamp
18 Thomas du Toit
19 Lood de Jager
20 André Esterhuizen
21 Cameron Hanekom
22 Cobus Reinach
23 Manie Libbok
This article was originally published on SA Rugby Magazine.
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