Springbok team to play England announced

One Bull out, two Bulls in. The Springbok team to play England has been announced, with the only change to the starting lineup being Pat Lambie replacing the injured Zane Kirchner. Werner Kruger comes in for Coenie Oosthuizen on the bench, while Bjorn Basson takes Lambie’s place on the bench.


Springboks / v / England

Pat Lambie / 15 / Ben Foden
JP Pietersen / 14 / Chris Ashton
Jean de Villiers (c) / 13 / Jonathan Joseph
Frans Steyn / 12 / Manu Tuilagi
Bryan Habana / 11 / David Strettle
Morné Steyn / 10 / Toby Flood
Francois Hougaard / 09 / Ben Youngs
Pierre Spies / 08 / Ben Morgan
Willem Alberts / 07 / Chris Robshaw (c)
Marcell Coetzee / 06 / Tom Johnson
Juandré Kruger / 05 / Geoff Parling
Eben Etzebeth / 04 / Mouritz Botha
Jannie du Plessis / 03 / Dan Cole
Bismarck du Plessis / 02 / Dylan Hartley
Beast Mtawarira / 01 / Joe Marler

Impact players // Reserves

Adriaan Strauss / 16 / Lee Mears
Werner Kruger / 17 / Alex Corbisiero
Flip van der Merwe / 18 / Tom Palmer
Keegan Daniel / 19 / Phil Dowson
Ruan Pienaar / 20 / Lee Dickson
Wynand Olivier / 21 / Owen Farrell
Bjorn Basson / 22 / Alex Goode

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