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Up to nine starters and four replacements will be desperate to impress South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber in a Rugby World Cup warm-up against Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said sickness prevented lock Lood de Jager from playing in Saturday's Test against Argentina in Buenos Aires.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber said Bongi Mbonambi's elevation to the Test captaincy for Saturday's warm-up game against Argentina in Buenos Aires wasn't a left-field choice but one informed by his set-piece communication excellence with match officials.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber says Sharks scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse has been more a victim of circumstance than anything after he was omitted from the team to play Argentina in South Africa's final game before the Rugby World Cup squad is announced next Tuesday.
Hooker Bongi Mbonambi will lead a new-look South Africa side in their Rugby World Cup warm-up fixture against Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday with a potential debut off the bench for prop Gerhard Steenekamp.
The Springbok team to take on Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday shows 13 changes from the one that scraped a win over the Pumas by a point at Ellis Park last week.
Saturday's Rugby Championship outing at Ellis Park between the Springboks and Argentina was seen from a glass-half-full perspective by the respective coaches Jacques Nienaber and Michael Cheika.
Without dwelling too much on the issue, Jacques Nienaber was more than willing to concede that much of the blame for the Springboks' unconvincing 22-21 Rugby Championship victory over Argentina here on Saturday night lay with a mix-and-match selection strategy.