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South Africa forced into two changes

Peter de Villiers is without JP Pietersen and Andries Bekker
Peter de Villiers is without JP Pietersen and Andries Bekker

World champions South Africa have made two enforced changes to their squad for Saturday's Tri-Nations clash against Australia in Brisbane.

Odwa Ndungane replaces JP Pietersen on the wing after Pietersen returned home with a hamstring injury he suffered in last weekend's 32-25 win over the Wallabies in Perth.

Danie Rossouw, returning from his own hamstring injury, was added to the bench to replace injured lock Andries Bekker, who was sent home because of a shoulder problem.

Lock Bakkies Botha, who was replaced by Bekker last weekend, and wing Bryan Habana, who scored two tries in the match, were both selected despite having minor injury concerns.

The Springboks are unbeaten after four matches in this year's Tri-Nations and a victory at Lang Park on Saturday will wrap up the title before their final match against the All Blacks in Hamilton on Sept 12.

South Africa: 15-Ruan Pienaar, 14-Odwa Ndungane, 13-Jaque Fourie, 12-Jean de Villiers, 11-Bryan Habana, 10-Morne Steyn, 9-Fourie du Preez, 8-Pierre Spies, 7-Juan Smith, 6-Heinrich Brussow, 5-Victor Matfield, 4-Bakkies Botha, 3-John Smit (captain), 2-Bismarck du Plessis, 1-Tendai Mtawarira.

Replacements: 16-Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17-Jannie du Plessis, 18-Danie Rossouw, 19-Schalk Burger, 20-Ricky Januarie, 21-Adi Jacobs, 22-Frans Steyn.

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