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Kleyn Withdraws From Wales Test

Eben Etzebeth will start at lock alongside Franco Mostert in the Springboks’ final Castle Lager Outgoing Tour clash against Wales on Saturday after Jean Kleyn was forced to withdraw from the match-23 due to a niggle.

Etzebeth’s promotion to the starting XV sees flanker Marco van Staden being drafted onto the replacements’ bench.

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus decided to make the late change to the match-23 on Friday morning, and said he had full faith in Van Staden to make a valuable impact off the bench after being a regular member of the squad all season.

“We feel for Jean as it would have been his first Test since the Rugby World Cup final last year, but Marco is also a Rugby World Cup winner and has been with the squad all season, and he has also been training with the squad all week and throughout the tour, so it was a logical choice for him to start on the bench,” said Erasmus.

The match kicks off at 19h40 (SA time) and will be broadcast live on SuperSport.

Updated Springbok team to face Wales in Cardiff:

15 – Aphelele Fassi (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 10 caps, 30 points (6t)

14 – Cheslin Kolbe (Suntory Sungoliath) – 39 caps, 111 points (18t, 3c, 5p)

13 – Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 78 caps, 90 points (18t)

12 – Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 86 caps, 55 points (11t)

11 – Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) – 23 caps, 85 points (17t)

10 – Jordan Hendrikse (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 1 cap, 7 pts (2c, 1p)

9 – Jaden Hendrikse (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 19 caps, 19 pts (2t, 3c, 1p)

8 – Jasper Wiese (Urayasu D-Rocks) – 33 caps, 10 points (2t)

7 – Elrigh Louw (Vodacom Bulls) – 12 caps, 0 points

6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 91 caps, 60 points (12t)

5 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 77 caps, 15 points (3t)

4 – Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 130 caps, 30 points (6t)

3 – Wilco Louw (Vodacom Bulls) – 15 caps, 0 points

2 – Johan Grobbelaar (Vodacom Bulls) – 2 caps, 0 points

1 – Thomas du Toit (Bath) – 22 caps, 5 pts (1t)

Replacements:

16 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 75 caps, 105 points (21t)

17 – Gerhard Steenekamp (Vodacom Bulls) – 10 caps, 0 points

18 – Vincent Koch (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 60 caps, 0 points

19 – Marco van Staden (Vodacom Bulls) – 24 caps, 10 points (2t)

20 – RG Snyman (Leinster) – 39 caps, 10 points (2t)

21 – Cameron Hanekom (Vodacom Bulls) – uncapped

22 – Cobus Reinach (Montpellier) – 38 caps, 70 pts (14t)

23 – Handre Pollard (Leicester Tigers) – 79 caps, 772 points (7t, 109c, 168p, 5dg)

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