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Mtawarria to reach Springbok milestone

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South Africa have selected Pieter-Steph du Toit on the flank while Tendai Mtawarira will become the sixth Springbok to reach 100 caps after coach Rassie Erasmus named his team to face England in Bloemfonte­in. The versatile Du Toit, who has won 22 of his 34 caps at flanker and has also previously played No 8, comes in for Jean-Luc du Plessis, who drops to the bench. Du Toit will be a formidable extra jumper in the line-outs and is also a powerful runner with the ball in hand. The only other change to the starting lineup sees tight-head prop Frans Malherbe return from long-term injury in place of Trevor Nyakane, while Elton Jantjies has been axed from the bench which leaves no natural back-up to starting flyhalf Handre Pollard.

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