Overview

• Only five starters from Johannesburg are retained for the second Rugby Championship Test against Australia.
• Captain Siya Kolisi is out with a knee injury and Pieter-Steph du Toit is sidelined by concussion, with Jesse Kriel confirmed as captain.
• Damian de Allende and Cheslin Kolbe return from injury, and Handre Pollard resumes the No.10 jersey.
• Jean-Luc du Preez starts at No.8 and Franco Mostert at No.7 as Erasmus backs his loose-forward depth.
• The bench returns to a 6–2 forwards-backs split, with Eben Etzebeth and Lood de Jager named as impact options.