PRETORIA : South Africa will hand a debut to former Ireland international lock Jean Kleyn, while flyhalf Manie Libbok and flanker Marco van Staden make their first starts against Australia in their Rugby Championship opener in Pretoria on Saturday.
Kleyn, 29, was born in South Africa but moved to Munster in 2016 and became eligible for Ireland via residency. He played five tests for his adopted country but had not appeared for them since the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. Kleyn will partner Marvin Orie in the second row, while packing down in front of them are props Frans Malherbe and Ox Nche, and hooker Bongi Mbonambi. The back row is made up of Vermeulen, Van Staden and Pieter-Steph du Toit.
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