Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has made a few tweaks to his team for Saturday's Test against Italy in Genoa. | Sport24news
coach Jacques Nienaber has made a few tweaks to his team for Saturday's Test againstJasper Wiese returns at No 8 in a starting XV which also features new lock and centre pairings.
There is also a positional switch in the pack, with Franco Mostert moving from lock to flanker in place of Pieter-Steph du Toit, who is awaiting a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday for a red card received against France. 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Damian de Allende, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Franco Mostert, 6 Siya Kolisi , 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Salmaan Moerat, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche
"Salmaan and Marvin are both Stormers players, so they have been playing together for a while, and they are very hungry for game time, so we are looking forward to what they bring in the game. Nienaber said he expected an onslaught from a confident Italy, who earned an historic 29-28 win over Australia last week.
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