Hooker Malcolm Marx has earned a starting berth on the occasion of his 50th cap when the Springboks play the All Blacks in Mbombela on Saturday.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber made three changes to his starting team that ran out for their final Test against Wales for their opening Rugby Championship fixture.
Both Mbonambi and Hendrikse will play off the replacements bench, where the only other change is the inclusion of Salmaan Moerat in the place of Elrigh Louw . “We played two Tests with a similar team in the Incoming Series, and we feel this is the right squad for this specific challenge against New Zealand.The All Blacks are strong all around and they will come to Nelspruit desperate to avenge their series defeat against Ireland and to prove they remain one of the powerhouses in world rugby, so we believe experience and physicality will be vital in this Test.
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