Eight changes for Springboks, Matfield back as skipper
12 August 2015 - 12:17
Victor Matfield's return to captain South Africa in Argentina on Saturday is among eight personnel changes made by coach Heyneke Meyer from the team that suffered a shock 37-25 loss to the Pumas in Durban last weekend. Fullback Zane Kirchner, wing Lwazi Mvovo, flyhalf Pat Lambie, loose-forward Willem Alberts, and front-rowers Marcel van der Merwe, Adriaan Strauss and Trevor Nyakane have all been handed their first starts of 2015.
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