Manie starts in RC decider

Rassie has picked Manie Libbok to start at flyhalf with Jaden Hendrikse at scrumhalf. Big guns Cheslin Kolbe, Damian de Allende, Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi, Frans Malherbe and Bongi Mbonambi have all been recalled to the starting lineup.

Cobus Reinach and Handre Pollard will offer a lot of experience from the bench.

The Pumas managed to bamboozle the Bok defense a number of times with clever inside passes and some really slick passing and running onto the ball at pace. The Boks will want to shut down their back line before they can get the ball out wide.

The Boks will win the RC if they lose by less than 7 and prevent the Pumas from getting a bonus point. Should the Boks loose and end up with the same log points as the Pumas, the Pumas will win due to having beaten the Boks twice.

I doubt the Boks will want to lose another match in any case. This is a much stronger team than the one that lost to the Pumas. Having Etzebeth playing most of the game will ensure the Pumas lineout will be under pressure.

15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche.
Subs: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Elrigh Louw, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Cobus Reinach, 22 Handre Pollard, 23 Lukhanyo Am.