Wednesday 24 August 2016 13:10, UK
Tendai Mtawarira will equal Os du Randt's record as most-capped Springboks prop when South Africa face Argentina in Salta on Saturday.
Mtawarira - known as 'The Beast' - will earn his 80th cap, having made his debut in 2008 - equalling the record of Boks legend du Randt, a two-time World Cup winner.
He will have a new front-row partner after Vincent Koch was drafted in by coach Allister Coetzee for the injured Julian Redelinghuys in what is the only change to the starting line-up from the side that defeated Argentina 30-23 in a thrilling Rugby Championship opener in Nelspruit last weekend.
Lourens Adriaanse has been added as prop cover on the bench, while experienced fly-half Morne Steyn also takes over from centre Juan de Jongh among the replacements.
"Vincent did very well when he came on as a replacement for Julian in Nelspruit, and he is rewarded with a starting berth," Coetzee said.
"We expect them to try and put us under pressure with their tactical kicking. Morne is an experienced player with good kicking attributes, and he will provide an additional kicking cover for us."
New Boks coach Coetzee said he resisted more changes as tries to knit the side together after a patchy 2-1 home series victory over Ireland in the June internationals and a wobbly opening win in the Rugby Championship last weekend.
"We will continue to build on our cohesion as a team. This is the first away Test for this side and we expect another huge battle against the Pumas," he said.
South Africa: 15 Johan Goosen, 14 Ruan Combrink, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Faf de Klerk; 1 Tendai Mtawarira, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 3 Vincent Koch, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 5 Lood de Jager, 6 Francois Louw, 7 Oupa Mahoje, 8 Warren Whiteley
Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Lourens Adriaanse, 19 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 20 Jaco Kriel, 21 Rudy Paige, 22 Morne Steyn, 23 Jesse Kriel.
