It is round three of the competition, with both Wallabies and Springboks having won one game and lost one game so far AUSvRSA
despite a poor showing last time out against the All Blacks, while prop Ox Nche and No 8 Duane Vermeulen have also been backed to start again.
It is also the first time in the Rugby Championship that the Boks have gone into a game with a split of five forwards and three backs on the bench, includingFrans Steyn, the 35-year-old former two-time World Cup winner, will also feature for the Boks for the first time this year.The Australians have made six change to their side following the loss in San Juan, with Reece Hodge at fullback.
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