De Villiers back to lead Boks

De Villiers back to lead Boks

The Springbok captain Jean De Villiers will start against Argentina at the Growthpoint Kings Park Stadium this weekend.

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Handré Pollard is fit to play in Durban.

Fourie Du Preez is, however, still still injured and will miss the clash.

Marcell Coetzee starts at flank in place of Francois Louw, while Vincent Koch gets his first start in place of Jannie du Plessis.

The South African side also features the return of Pieter-Steph du Toit and Siya Kolisi in the 23.

The other players who have not been selected due to injuries are JP Pietersen, Victor Matfield and Louw.

Here's the Springbok team to face Argentina in Durban this weekend:

15 Willie le Roux (Toyota Cheetahs) 27 Tests, 40 points
14 Jesse Kriel (Vodacom Bulls), 2, 10
13 Jean de Villiers (captain, DHL Stormers), 106, 135
12 Damian de Allende (DHL Stormers), 5, 0
11 Bryan Habana (Toulon), 108, 285
10 Handré Pollard (Vodacom Bulls), 11, 85
9 Ruan Pienaar (Ulster), 82, 135
8 Schalk Burger (vice-captain, DHL Stormers) 77, 70
7 Marcell Coetzee (Cell C Sharks), 27, 30
6 Heinrich Brüssow (Toyota Cheetahs), 21, 5
5 Lood de Jager (Toyota Cheetahs), 11, 10
4 Eben Etzebeth (DHL Stormers), 35, 5
3 Vincent Koch (DHL Stormers), 1, 0
2 Bismarck du Plessis (Cell C Sharks), 72, 45
1 Tendai Mtawarira (Cell C Sharks), 66, 10

Replacements:

16 Adriaan Strauss (Vodacom Bulls), 46, 25
17 Trevor Nyakane (Vodacom Bulls), 14, 5
18 Marcel van der Merwe (Vodacom Bulls), 5, 0
19 Pieter-Steph du Toit (Cell C Sharks), 2, 0
20 Siya Kolisi (DHL Stormers), 10, 0
21 Cobus Reinach (Cell C Sharks), 8, 10
22 Pat Lambie (Cell C Sharks), 42, 106
23 Lwazi Mvovo (Cell C Sharks), 11, 15

(File Photo: Gallo Images)

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