The Springbok wing, whose first and only Test appearance to date was in June 2024 against Wales in London, said that although he is expecting a tough outing, having Willie le Roux and Makazole Mapimpi at the back with him brought a sense of calm.
Le Roux will become only the eighth player in history to earn 100 Test caps for South Africa when he takes the field at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, while three players are in line to make their Test debuts off the replacements bench – Asenathi Ntlabakanye (prop), Cobus Wiese (utility forward), and Ethan Hooker (utility back) – in what will mark the Bok’s first match at the stadium since 2021.
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