By Ken Borland
JOHANNESBURG, June 13 (Reuters) – Pat Lambie returns at
fullback while prop Werner Kruger and wing Bjorn Basson come on
to the bench in the only changes to South Africa’s side for the
second test against England, coach Heyneke Meyer announced on
Wednesday.
Lambie, who came on for the second half of South Africa’s
22-17 win over England in Durban, replaces the injured Zane
Kirchner.
“Pat’s a great player and still very young – people forget
he’s just 21. He brings something different, more attacking
options, and he had a superb second half last week,” Meyer told
a news conference.
“In training, he’s shown some brilliant touches in attack.
“He’s very good under the high ball and very good
defensively even though he’s not very big, so we won’t lose much
and I’m very confident he will do well,” Meyer added.
Tighthead prop Kruger comes in for Coenie Oosthuizen, who
suffered a neck injury last weekend that will keep him out of
the rest of the series. Basson takes Lambie’s place on the
bench.
“I wanted to keep some continuity in the team because they
played reasonably well last week and there are a lot of
youngsters who will now know the game plan better,” Meyer said.
Team:
15-Pat Lambie, 14-JP Pietersen, 13-Jean de Villiers,
12-Francois Steyn, 11-Bryan Habana, 10-Morne Steyn, 9-Francois
Hougaard, 8-Pierre Spies, 7-Willem Alberts, 6-Marcell Coetzee,
5-Juandre Kruger, 4-Eben Etzebeth, 3-Jannie du Plessis,
2-Bismarck du Plessis, 1-Tendai Mtawarira. Bench: 16-Adriaan
Strauss, 17-Werner Kruger, 18-Flip van der Merwe, 19-Keegan
Daniel, 20-Ruan Pienaar, 21-Wynand Olivier, 22-Bjorn Basson.
(Editing By Alison Wildey)
