Under-pressure Wales coach Warren Gatland has named his matchday 23-man squad to face the Springboks at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
Under-pressure Wales coach Warren Gatland has made four changes to the starting XV that was hammered by Australia for their match against South Africa in Cardiff on Saturday, November 23.
Kickoff is at 19:40 (SA time).
Wales lost 52-20 to the Wallabies last Saturday, marking a record 11th consecutive Test defeat, with Gatland’s future a topic of great discussion.
Gatland picked Sam Costelow as flyhalf for the difficult match against the double world champions, while Rio Dyer makes his maiden start on the wing, with Blair Murray moving to fullback in place of Cam Winnett.
Christ Tshiunza substitutes the injured Adam Beard in the second row, and Taine Plumtree replaces Aaron Wainwright at number eight.
Teams: Wales
15 Blair Murray, 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Max Llewellyn, 12 Ben Thomas, 11 Rio Dyer, 10 Sam Costelow, and 9 Ellis Bevan 8. Taine Plumtree, 7. Jac Morgan, Sixth James Botham, fifth Will Rowlands, fourth Christ Tshiunza, third Gareth Thomas, second Dewi Lake (captain), first Archie Griffin.
16 Ryan Elias, 17 Nicky Smith, 18 Keiron Assiratti, 19 Freddie Thomas, 20 Tommy Reffell, 21 Rhodri Williams, 22 Eddie James, and 23 Josh Hathaway
South Africa
Aphelele Fassi is 15, Cheslin Kolbe is 14, Jesse Kriel is 13, and Damian de Allende is 12. 11. Kurt-Lee Arendse, Jordan Hendrikse (10) and Jaden Hendrikse (9) 8. Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit; 6 Siya Kolisi (captain); 5 Franco Mostert; 4 Jean Kleyn; 3 Thomas du Toit; 2 Johan Grobbelaar; 1 Ox Nche.
Substitutes: Malcolm Marx (16), Gerhard Steenekamp (17), Vincent Koch (18), Eben Etzebeth (19), RG Snyman (20). 21. Cameron Hanekom, 22 Cobus Reinach and 23 Handre Pollard.
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