South Africa will seek to finish an unbeaten international action of international action when they face Georgia.
After a few Clunks during their first test victory against Italy, a very changed team of Springboks embarked on their second meeting with the Azzurri to emerge as convincing winners while finding time for some tactical innovations to make the world of rugby speak.
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What could Rassie Erasmus have expected their opponents with Georgia in Mbombela? The head coach of South Africa welcomes the skipper from the back Siya Kolisi in his departure side.
Visitors have had a weekend between a 34-5 defeat against Ireland on home at home and hope to provide a real challenge to their hosts.
Here is everything you need to know.
When is South Africa against Georgia?
South Africa against Georgia is expected to start at 4:10 p.m. BST on Saturday July 19 at the Mbombela stadium.
How can I look at it?
Viewers of the United Kingdom can watch the match live on Sky Sports Action. A live flow will be available via Sky Go and now.
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Team news
Siya Kolisi returns from an injury to direct one side of Springboks full of familiar faces – and a few new ones. It is a completely fresh first row chosen by Rassie Erasmus with three beginners in the starting team, Neethling Fouche des Stormers joined by Boan Ventter from Edinburgh and Hooker Scarlets Marnus van derwe in the tasting of their first international action.
Cobus Wiese is surprisingly used at n ° 8, brother Jasper serving a suspension after his red card against Italy, while Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu intervenes half of the fly. The bench, as always, is full of talents, with seven winners of the double World Cup joined by the Star Bath Prop Thomas of the roof.
Georgia has only one change on the starting side that has lost against Ireland, with Ilia Spanderashvili favorite in Tonrike Jalagonia at n ° 8. Jalagonia is part of a bench that includes six attackers.
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There are a lot of threats largely in the form of the free wing Akaki Tabotsadze, which is on the right track to become the top scorer of all rugby test times in the coming years, and the brilliant Davit Niniashvili, parked behind.
Line-up
South Africa XV: 1 Boan Ventter, 2 Marnus van der Merwe, 3 Neethling Fouche; 4 Eben Etzebeth, 5 Ruan Nortje; 6 Siya Kolisi (Capt.), 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 8 Cobus Wiese; 9 Grant Williams, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu; 11 Kurt-lee Arendse, 12 Damian de Allende, 13 Canan Moodie, 14 Edwill van der Merwe; 15 Aphelele Fassi.
Substitutes: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Thomas du Toit, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 RG Snyman, 20 kwagga Smith; 21 FAF de Klerk, 22 Handdre Pollard, 23 Damian Willemse.
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Georgia XV: 1 Giorgi Akhaladze, 2 Vano Karkadze, 3 Iraqi Aptsiauri; 4 Mikheil Babunashvili, 5 Lado Chachanidze; 6 Luka Ivanishvili, 7 Beka Saghinadze (Capt.), 8 Ilia Spanderashvili; 9 Vasil Lobzhanidze, 10 Luka Matkava; 11 Sandro Todua, 12 Giorgi Kveleladze, 13 Demur Tapladze, 14 Akaki Tabtsadze; 15 Davit Niniashvili.
Replacement: 16 Iraqli Kvatadze, 17 Giorgi Tetrashvili, 18 Beka Gigashvili, 19 Demur Epremidze, 20 Sandro Mamatavrishvili, 21 jalagonia torn; 22 Tedo Abzhandadze, 23 Kakhoidze torn.
