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Unchanged Springboks Named for Semi Final

South African Head Coach Heyneke Meyer has named an unchanged side for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup Semi Final against New Zealand at London’s Twickenham Stadium. The Springboks reached the final with a hard-fought come from behind victory against Wales last Saturday.

Former South African captain Victor Matfield replaces Pieter-Steph du Toit in the only change to the team that faced Wales. The veteran also missed South Africa’s matches against Scotland and the USA through injury.

South Africa
15 Willie le Roux, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Fourie du Preez (Captain), 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Schalk Burger, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira

16 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Jannie du Plessis, 19 Victor Matfield, 20 Willem Alberts, 21 Ruan Pienaar, 22 Pat Lambie, 23 Jan Serfontein.

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