The Springbok team to take on Ireland has been named.
– Patrick Lambie starts at flyhalf, with Morne Steyn on the bench.
– Hooker Schalk Brits comes in on the bench ahead of Chiliboy Ralepelle.
– JP Pietersen starts at wing after missing The Rugby Championship.
Springbok team
15. Zane Kirchner (Blue Bulls)
14. JP Pietersen (Sharks)
13. Jaco Taute (Stormers)
12. Jean de Villiers (captain, Stormers)
11. Francois Hougaard (Blue Bulls)
10. Patrick Lambie (Sharks)
09. Ruan Pienaar (Ulster, N Ireland)
08. Duane Vermeulen (Stormers)
07. Willem Alberts (Sharks)
06. Francois Louw (Bath)
05. Juandre Kruger (Blue Bulls)
04. Eben Etzebeth (Stormers)
03. Jannie du Plessis (Sharks)
02. Adriaan Strauss (vice-captain, FS Cheetahs)
01. Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks)
Replacements
16. Schalk Brits
17. CJ van der Linde
18. Pat Cilliers
19. Flip van der Merwe
20. Marcell Coetzee
21. Morne Steyn
22. Juan de Jongh
23. Lwazi Mvovo
