US EditionSouth Africa Select Kolisi at No.8 for Australia Clash at Ellis Park
CITY OF JOHANNESBURG METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY, GAUTENG, AUG 16 – Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus selects 18 Rugby World Cup winners aiming for a fifth consecutive victory over Wallabies in the Rugby Championship, a record not achieved in 50 years.
- Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has confirmed the team for the first Rugby Championship Test at Emirates Airline Park, with kick-off set for 17:10 local on Saturday, August 16.
- Rassie Erasmus experimented with combinations during the Castle Lager Incoming Series and conditioning camp, as South Africa named a near full-strength team with Damian de Allende and Cheslin Kolbe out due to niggling injuries.
- Springbok selectors reveal a starting XV led by Aphelele Fassi and Siya Kolisi, with a bench split of five forwards and three backs, scheduled to kick off at Ellis Park.
- After Ellis Park, the sides reconvene next Saturday in Cape Town as the Springboks hunt their fifth successive victory against the Wallabies.
- Following a confidence-boosting victory, the Wallabies aim to carry momentum from their Lions win into the Rugby Championship.
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