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Frans Steyn's last Bok Test as starting flyhalf: Victor Matfield as captain and Luke Watson at flank

Springbok veteran Frans Steyn has been backed at No 10 for Saturday's Rugby Championship decider against Argentina in Durban. 

Over the years, the 77-Test stalwart has been used mainly as a utility back, with a flyhalf role not coming by all too often.

However, with Damian Willemse out with concussion and Handre Pollard and Elton Jantjies also out of the fray, 35-year-old Steyn is the only option left in the Bok squad to take the No 10 jersey.

Remarkably, this will be the first Test Steyn starts at flyhalf since 21 June 2008 when the Boks beat Italy 26-0 at a wet Newlands.

In fact, that game was the only time Steyn started at Bok Test in the No 10 jersey, although he did play in the position as a replacement a few times.

On that day, Steyn had scrumhalf Ricky Januarie as his halfback partner and Jean de Villiers and Gqobani Bobo outside him in midfield.

Lock Victor Matfield was the captain in a Bok pack that also featured Luke Watson at flank.

Steyn contributed 11 points via a try and three conversions, while the other Bok points came through tries from hooker Bismarck du Plessis (2) and prop Tendai "Beast" Mtawarira.

Springbok team v Italy in 2008:

15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13, Gcobani Bobo, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Frans Steyn, 9 Ricky Januarie, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Luke Watson, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 CJ van der Linde, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira

Substitutes: 16 Schalk Brits, 17 Brian Mujati, 18 Andries Bekker, 19 Joe van Niekerk, 20 Schalk Burger, 21 Peter Grant, 22 Ruan Pienaar

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