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South Africa have received a timely boost ahead of the Rugby World Cup after captain Siya Kilosi was named in their starting XV for the warm-up fixture against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday, his first appearance for the team this year.
A fit-again Siya Kolisi will start for the Springboks when they tackle Wales in a Rugby World Cup warm-up match in Cardiff on Saturday.
SEND-OFF OF CHAMPIONS AS BOKS DEPART FOR EUROPE
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi admitted he was "really scared" that he would miss this year's Rugby World Cup in France.
What was expected to be a relatively serene and uneventful Springbok squad announcement turned into an exercise marred by the exclusion of three key players.
While there's still a distinct sense that the Springboks won't assemble a World Cup squad with many surprises, head coach Jacques Nienaber admitted that the sheer number of fine showings in Saturday's 24-13 victory over Argentina has presented him with a welcome headache.
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.