The 28-man Springbok squad for the two away Rugby Championship tests against Australia and New Zealand were announced today.
The Boks play against the Wallabies on September 10 in Brisbane and then tackle the All Blacks a week later in Christchurch.
Sharks wing Lwazi Mvovo comes into the travelling party as a replacement for Ruan Combrinck, who sustained a leg fracture over the weekend against Argentina in Salta.
Scrumhalf Francois Hougaard was not considered for the two Pumas tests because of a knee injury, but the sevens Olympian has recovered and was added to the squad.
The rest of the squad is unchanged from the one that returned from Argentina on Monday.
Flyhalf Elton Jantjies will travel to Australia after he left the field early on Saturday with a deep bruise to the thigh. Although cleared to tour, a decision on his availability for the Australian game will only be made next week.
“Losing Ruan is a setback for us, but injuries are part of the game and it’s good for us to be able to call on experienced players such as Lwazi and Francois,” said Springbok coach Allister Coetzee.
The Springbok squad for Brisbane and Christchurch is:
1 Lourens Adriaanse; 2 Damian de Allende; 3 Lood de Jager; 4 Juan de Jongh; 5 Faf de Klerk; 6 Pieter-Steph du Toit; 7 Eben Etzebeth; 8 Johan Goosen; 9 Bryan Habana; 10 Francois Hougaard; 11 Elton Jantjies; 12 Steven Kitshoff; 13 Vincent Koch; 14 Jaco Kriel; 15 Jesse Kriel; 16 Francois Louw; 17 Lionel Mapoe; 18 Malcolm Marx; 19 Bongi Mbonambi; 20 Oupa Mohoje; 21 Franco Mostert; 22 Tendai Mtawarira; 23 Lwazi Mvovo; 24 Trevor Nyakane; 25 Rudy Paige; 26 Morne Steyn; 27 Adriaan Strauss; 28 Warren Whiteley