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Springboks make mass changes to squad
Syndicated on Tue, 17/08.2010By David Legge in Johannesburg from foxsports.com.au
South Africa sprang a surprise by naming lock Flip van der Merwe among seven changes for the Tri Nations championship clash against New Zealand at Soccer City.
While injuries, suspensions and form meant the forward was assured of a place in the match squad, provincial team-mate Danie Rossouw was expected to wear the No. 4 jersey.
However, the Springboks opted to give the 25-year-old from the north-west university town of Potchefstroom his first start in the southern hemisphere championship as they try to atone for a disastrous three-loss away leg.
The Springboks looked anything but reigning world and Tri Nations champions as they fell twice to New Zealand and once to Australia while conceding an average of 31 points per game.
Van der Merwe, wing JP Pietersen, centres Juan de Jongh and Jean de Villiers, scrum-half Francois Hougaard, flanker Juan Smith and prop Jannie du Plessis are newcomers to a team beaten 30-13 by Australia in July.
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