Bok coach Nienaber not fazed by Kolbe's expected Jonny Sexton aerial bomb test

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Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber knows Cheslin Kolbe will be tested at fullback by Jonny Sexton's kicking game.

The 38-year-old Sexton has been an Irish ever-present and has asked pressing questions of the Springboks in the five Tests he's played against them.

Sexton featured in the two most recent Irish wins against the Springboks in 2014 and 2017 and also played in the 2009 Test that Ireland won.

He also took part in the 2010 and 2012 defeats at the Aviva Stadium, making him an experienced threat the Boks will have to quell if they want to win their first Test in Dublin in 10 years.

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Nienaber, who named Kolbe in his match-day 23 for the first time since the June Test against Wales in Cape Town, also made two other changes with Kurt-Lee Arendse on the right wing and Damian Willemse coming in at 10.

Nienaber not only has an electric back-three, but one that's capable of dealing with highballs and counter-attacking from anywhere.

Nienaber said they need to be aware of how they combat Sexton's kicking game that's bested most teams in the world.

15 Cheslin Kolbe, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitshoff

Substitutes: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Franco Mostert, 20 Deon Fourie, 21 Kwagga Smith, 22 Faf de Klerk, 23 Willie le Roux

"Jonny is a quality player. He is 38 and he's been around the block, so we have to be smart in how we deal with his kicking game," Nienaber said.

"The back three we have is an