Overview

• Boan Venter moves from the bench to start at loosehead prop alongside Malcolm Marx and Thomas du Toit after Nche’s withdrawal.
• Marco van Staden is named among the replacements to provide hooker cover, with Jan-Hendrik Wessels listed as back-up prop.
• Assistant coach Mzwandile Stick says Nche’s niggle was picked up against New Zealand and the decision to rest him is conservative.
• South Africa published a revised matchday 23 for Saturday’s Kings Park fixture against Argentina in Durban.
• The update comes with two matches remaining in the Rugby Championship and a tight table led by Australia on 11 points, with South Africa and New Zealand on 10 and Argentina on 9.