Prop Wilco Louw is one of the 12 changes in the Springboks side for Saturday November Tour match against England at Twickenham.
Bulls tighthead prop Louw will play his first Test match since 2021 in a much-changed Springboks team from the one that beat Scotland on Sunday . Louw returned to the Springbok set-up after an injury replacement for the tour, after playing the last of his 14 Tests behind closed doors against Argentina in Port Elizabeth three years ago.
Only lock Eben Etzebeth lock, looshead prop Ox Nche and hooker Bongi Mbonambi retain their starting jerseys from the Murrayfield clash, as coach Rassie Erasmus has opted for a whole new backline.
The turnaround between the Scotland and England Tests is short, so we had to be smart in our selection to enable us to field a fresh squad with only six days between two tough Test matches, said Erasmus.
It obviously has a knock-on in effect in the sense that weve made 12 changes to the starting lineup, but we have been rotating our squad all season.
