South Africa have made several changes for their clash with England at Twickenham on Saturday.
Centre Francois Venter will make his Test debut following his good performance in the non-cap clash against the Barbarians last Saturday and will partner Damian de Allende, who will win his 21st cap for the Springboks.
Injuries to Roelof Smit and a host of other flankers, as well as the unavailability of other experienced loose forwards, means Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has been forced into revamping his loose trio. The Bok coach has decided to move Pieter-Steph du Toit from second row to the side of the scrum, a position he is familiar with, as he will bring much-needed ball carrying ability and more line-out options.
The experienced Willem Alberts will start on the other side of the scrum, while Warren Whiteley retains the No 8 jersey he wore throughout the Rugby Championship.
Du Toit's positional switch means a return to the starting team for Lood de Jager, who sat out the Barbarians fixture because of a one match suspension.
In the front row, hooker Adriaan Strauss returns to action and takes over the captaincy from Patrick Lambie who led the side at Wembley. Vincent Koch will play at tighthead prop and Lourens Adriaanse moves to the bench.
The halfback combination of Rudy Paige and Lambie are kept unchanged. Wing JP Pietersen returns to the side and will wear the No 11 jersey, the position he usually plays for his club side, Leicester Tigers.
Bryan Habana has showed significant improvement this week, however he is not yet 100 per cent ready and it was decided not to risk him with two more Tests to come on the tour.
Ruan Combrinck will do duty on the right wing, and Willie le Roux at full-back, which means a return to the back three that played in the three-Test series against Ireland in June.
Coetzee said the number of injuries gave him the opportunity to test certain new combinations.
"We are going to use this tour also to test various combinations and rotate players to ensure we move in the right direction," said Coetzee.
"The challenge this week will definitely start up front as the English pack paved the way for their series win over the Wallabies in Australia. It will be a physical challenge and the set-piece battle could prove to be the decisive.
"I believe we have selected the best available team for this Saturday. We have a long list of injured loose forwards, with all of Roelof Smit, Marcell Coetzee, Francois Louw, Jaco Kriel, Siya Kolisi and Sikhumbuzo Notshe injured, while a couple are also unavailable for selection."
Coetzee admits a daunting task awaits his side on Saturday at Twickenham: "England have a lot of belief at the moment - they have won their last nine matches since the appointment of Eddie Jones as coach.
"They are always formidable at Twickenham and matches involving our two countries have always delivered close fought encounters. They are an extremely well-coached side with no apparent weaknesses and their away series win in Australia proved why they are currently second in the world rankings.
"They are definite favourites, but we are looking forward to another huge battle against them," said Coetzee.
Captain Strauss will lead the Springboks for the 10th consecutive Test match, while lock Eben Etzebeth will play in his 31st consecutive Test for the Springboks.
South Africa: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 JP Pietersen, 10 Pat Lambie, 9 Rudy Paige; 1 Tendai Mtawarira, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 3 Vincent Koch, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 5 Lood de Jager, 6 Willem Alberts, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 8 Warren Whiteley.
Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Lourens Adriaanse, 19 Franco Mostert, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Faf de Klerk, 22 Johan Goosen, 23 Lionel Mapoe.
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