Overview
- Former Junior Springbok Zachary Porthen starts at tighthead on debut, with reports noting he will be the youngest prop to debut for the Boks in the professional era.
- Cheslin Kolbe moves to fullback, Cobus Reinach and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu form the halves, and Kurt-Lee Arendse, Lood de Jager and Franco Mostert return to the XV.
- Damian de Allende and Jesse Kriel continue in midfield, with Ethan Hooker on the wing and a front row of Ox Nche, Malcolm Marx and Porthen.
- Andre Esterhuizen is named on the bench as back-row cover in a versatile replacements mix that includes Grant Williams and Manie Libbok, with 16 players retained from the Argentina win.
- Kick-off is 18:10 SA time at Wembley with Eoghan Cross refereeing alongside assistants Ben O’Keeffe and Adam Leal and TMO Mike Adamson, as the first of five consecutive Tests gets underway and Damian Willemse is managed for a hamstring strain.