Springboks forced into late change with player pulling out of Rugby Championship clash

Le Roux, who joined the elite 100-Test club earlier this season, picked up the knock in training and hasn’t recovered in time. That’s opened the door for Fassi, who started in Johannesburg last week where South Africa fell 38-22 to the Aussies.

It means back-to-back Tests for the Sharks flyer as Rassie Erasmus shuffles his cards.

Backs
15. Aphelele Fassi (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 13 caps, 35 pts
14. Canan Moodie (Vodacom Bulls) – 15 caps, 35 pts
13. Jesse Kriel (capt, Canon Eagles) – 81 caps, 95 pts
12. Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 89 caps, 55 pts
11. Cheslin Kolbe (Tokyo Sungoliath) – 41 caps, 111 pts
10. Handré Pollard (Vodacom Bulls) – 82 caps, 797 pts
9. Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 20 caps, 25 pts

Forwards
8. Jean-Luc du Preez (Bordeaux Bègles) – 14 caps, 10 pts
7. Marco van Staden (Vodacom Bulls) – 28 caps, 15 pts
6. Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 80 caps, 20 pts
5. RG Snyman (Leinster) – 42 caps, 10 pts
4. Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls) – 8 caps, 0 pts
3. Thomas du Toit (Bath) – 25 caps, 5 pts
2. Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 79 caps, 115 pts

Replacements
16. Marnus van der Merwe (Scarlets) – 1 cap, 10 pts
17. Boan Venter (Edinburgh) – 2 caps, 5 pts
18. Wilco Louw (Vodacom Bulls) – 19 caps, 0 pts
19. Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 134 caps, 35 pts
20. Lood de Jager (Wild Knights) – 68 caps, 25 pts
21. Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 54 caps, 45 pts
22. Cobus Reinach (DHL Stormers) – 41 caps, 70 pts
23. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers) – 10 caps, 54 pts