Meyer changes four for Argentina
The Springbok side for Saturday's Rugby Championship opener against Argentina at FNB Stadium in Soweto shows four changes from the team which beat Samoa in June.
Two of the changes are in the starting XV, both of them in the forward pack, while there are a further two changes on the bench.
Duane Vermeulen returns to action after an injury lay-off and takes over from the injured Pierre Spies at eighthman.
In the lock position, Juandre Kruger and Flip van der Merwe trade places, with Van Der Merwe moving to the bench and Kruger starting next to Eben Etzebeth in the middle row.
On the bench, there is a return for the experienced duo of Fourie du Preez and Gurthro Steenkamp.
Springbok team:
Willie le Roux, Bjorn Basson, JJ Engelbrecht, Jean de Villiers (capt), Bryan Habana, Morne Steyn, Ruan Pienaar, Duane Vermeulen, Willem Alberts, Francois Louw, Juandre Kruger, Eben Etzebeth, Jannie du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss, Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements:
Bismarck du Plessis, Gurthro Steenkamp, Coenie Oosthuizen, Flip van der Merwe, Siya Kolisi, Fourie du Preez, Pat Lambie, Jan Serfontein.
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