Kolisi to pack down at No 8

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Siya Kolisi will captain the Springboks from No 8 against Australia at Ellis Park on Saturday. Manie Libbok starts at flyhalf and Edwill van der Merwe starts with Cheslin Kolbe injured. What do you think of the team?

South Africa: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Edwill van der Merwe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 André Esterhuizen, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Siya Kolisi (captain), 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit , 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Ox Nché.
Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 18 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 19 Franco Mostert, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Cobus Reinach, 22 Canan Moodie, 23 Damian Willemse.

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@craigray Perhaps you have some insight for @SharpSchutters

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Roos has never been high on Rassie’s list. Only ever started one Test against top 4 nation (Eng at Twickenham in 2022). The Boks place a high premium on team first, individual second, and he might not have convinced the coaches in that regard.

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Since the other, other loose forward is running in the centres, it will be quite hilarious if (when) Kwagga subs in for Siya and then joins the backline at scrum time.

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What happened to Kwagga? He is a shadow of his former self. A bit battle weary? Surely we have seen the last of our once proud breakdown steed?