Preview Boks v Connacht

The Springboks take on Irish club side Connacht in the second of their three Rugby World Cup warm-up games on Tuesday 21 August.

Match details:

Event: Rugby World Cup warm-up
Date: Tuesday 21 August 2007
Venue: Sportsground, Galway
Kick-off: 19.30 SA (18.30 GMT)
Referee: George Clancy (Ire)
Touch judges: Peter Fitzgibbon, Leo Colgan (Ire)

Springbok changes:

- André Pretorius and Bryan Habana warm the bench
- Bob Skinstad starts at eighthman and captains the side
- Ruan Pienaar starts at flyhalf
- Butch James plays at inside centre
- JP Pietersen is at fullback
- Jean de Villiers has been left at home to recover from the rib injury suffered against Namibia
- Waylon Murray has been named on the bench
- Wikus van Heerden (recovered from a knee infection) and Danie Rossouw (recovered from a hamstring strain) are the starting loose forwards
- Gurthro Steenkamp makes an appearance at loosehead prop
- Bismarck du Plessis is preferred to Gary Botha in the starting XV
– Waylon Murray starts at centre with Jaque Fourie on the bench in order to reduce the likelyhood of injury to Fourie

Teamsheets:

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