Springboks unchanged for Dublin

The only change is on the bench. That is where Coenie Oosthuizen replaces the injured Marcel van der Merwe.

The Boks have won 16 of their 21 clashes with the Irish.

The starting XV is:

15 Willie le Roux (21 caps, 35 points)
14 Cornal Hendricks (9 caps, 25 points)
13 Jan Serfontein (16 caps, 5 points)
12 Jean de Villiers (captain, 102 caps, 135 points)
11 Bryan Habana (103 caps, 280 points)
10 Handré Pollard 6 caps, 56 points)
9 Francois Hougaard 32 caps, 25 points)
8 Duane Vermeulen 25 caps, 10 points)
7 Teboho “Oupa” Mohoje (3 caps, 0 points)
6 Marcell Coetzee (22 caps, 25 points)
5 Victor Matfield (vice-captain, 117 caps, 35 points)
4 Eben Etzebeth (29 caps, 0 points)
3 Jannie du Plessis (60 caps, 5 points)
2 Bismarck du Plessis (66 caps, 45 points)
1 Tendai Mtawarira (61 caps, 10 points)
 
Replacements:
 
16 Adriaan Strauss ( 40 caps, 25 points)
17 Trevor Nyakane (9 caps, 5 points)
18 Coenie Oosthuizen (17 caps, 10 points)
19 Bakkies Botha (83 caps, 35 points)
20 Schalk Burger (73 caps, 65 points)
21 Cobus Reinach (2 caps, 0 points)
22 Pat Lambie (36 caps, 81 points)
23 JP Pietersen (56 caps, 85 points)

Kickoff is at 19h30 - South African time.

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