Boks looking to kick on with exciting blend of youth and experience

Flank Pieter-Steph du Toit steps in as captain for the second time, while hooker Malcolm Marx makes his return from injury.

Vincent Koch, who will play his 50th international, and Malcolm Marx, who returns from injury, will be two of the experienced heads in the Springbok team against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. Picture: Steve Haag/Gallo Imagesmixes an exciting blend of up-and-coming talent with experienced stars, heading into their opening match of their international campaign against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday afternoon.

“That wasn’t ideal because we lost quite a few of those matches. So what we are trying to do is stay at the same level that we were last year and make sure that our core way of playing remains the same. “All of us want to add to what we did last year and if we just threw a bunch of young guys in, which we would have loved to do, we wouldn’t have been able to see if we had lost our foundation.”

The other Bok World Cup winning stalwarts in the starting team include Eben Etzebeth, Ox Nche, Vincent Kock , Kwagga Smith, Franco Mostert, Faf de Klerk, Andre Esterhuizen and Jesse Kriel, making for a very experienced spine.Erasmus keen to unleash newbies on Wales but also wants Boks to win

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