Springbok squad for second Italy test.
Coach Peter de Villiers named a strong match 22 to for the second test against Italy in East London.
Most notably is the return of Captain John Smit after he recovered from a hamstring injury which kept him on the sideline for the Witbank test.
Andries Bekker also returns to the starting line-up, pairing up with Bakkies Botha. Victor Matfield gets a well deserved rest.
He swaps place on the bench with Juan de Jongh, but it looks like Butch James did enough to stay in the match 22. Coach de Villiers looked very unhappy with James in Witbank, after he received a yellow-card for a dangerous tackle.
Jean de Villiers also returns to the starting line-up, but not to pair up with Jaque Fourie. He replaces Gio Aplon on the wing, which in turn replaces Kirchner on fullback. Kirchner drops out of the match 22.
Here is the complete squad:
15. Gio Aplon
14. Jean de Villiers
13. Jaque Fourie
12. Juan de Jongh
11. Bryan Habana
10. Morné Steyn
9. Ricky Januarie
8. Pierre Spies
7. Francois Louw
6. Schalk Burger
5. Andries Bekker
4. Bakkies Botha
3. Jannie du Plessis
2. John Smit (captain)
1. Gurthrö Steenkamp
Substitutes: 16. Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17. BJ Botha, 18. Danie Rossouw, 19. Dewald Potgieter, 20. Ruan Pienaar, 21. Butch James, 22. Wynand Oliver
Game kicks off at 15h00 on Saturday 26 June in East London.
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