The Springboks were dealt a blow a few days before their opening November Test against Scotland after lock Ruan Nortje was ruled out of the tour.
World Cup winner Jean Kleyn will join the Springboks in Edinburgh on Friday as a replacement for Nortje, who suffered a leg injury at training on Wednesday.
The 31-year-old Kleyn, who last played for the Springboks in the Rugby World Cup final against the All Blacks last year, returns to the national team for the first time this season after making a return to the United Rugby Championship in September for Irish club Munster following a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to an eye injury.
Nortje, who stepped up in the Boks engine room this season in the absence of players such as Kleyn, RG Snyman and Franco Mostert hurt his leg during Wednesdays field training session. With three Test matches on this tour, Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus opted to draft Kleyn into the travelling squad.
Kleyns international experience with five Test matches to his name for Ireland and seven for the Springbok as well as a RWC title, adds valuable experience to the Bok lock stocks for the tour, where he joins the likes of Snyman, Mostert and Eben Etzebeth.
