{"id":11446,"date":"2012-06-13T23:14:21","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T21:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/06\/rugby-fullback-lambie-back-in-south-africa-team-for-second-test\/"},"modified":"2012-06-13T23:14:21","modified_gmt":"2012-06-13T21:14:21","slug":"rugby-fullback-lambie-back-in-south-africa-team-for-second-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-fullback-lambie-back-in-south-africa-team-for-second-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Fullback Lambie back in South Africa team for second test"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Ken Borland<\/span><\/p>\n

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JOHANNESBURG, June 13<\/span> (Reuters) – Pat Lambie returns at
\nfullback while prop Werner Kruger and wing Bjorn Basson come on
\nto the bench in the only changes to South Africa’s side for the
\nsecond test against England, coach Heyneke Meyer announced on
\nWednesday.<\/p>\n

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Lambie, who came on for the second half of South Africa’s
\n22-17 win over England in Durban, replaces the injured Zane
\nKirchner.<\/p>\n

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“Pat’s a great player and still very young – people forget
\nhe’s just 21. He brings something different, more attacking
\noptions, and he had a superb second half last week,” Meyer told
\na news conference.<\/p>\n

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“In training, he’s shown some brilliant touches in attack.<\/p>\n

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“He’s very good under the high ball and very good
\ndefensively even though he’s not very big, so we won’t lose much
\nand I’m very confident he will do well,” Meyer added.<\/p>\n

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Tighthead prop Kruger comes in for Coenie Oosthuizen, who
\nsuffered a neck injury last weekend that will keep him out of
\nthe rest of the series. Basson takes Lambie’s place on the
\nbench.<\/p>\n

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“I wanted to keep some continuity in the team because they
\nplayed reasonably well last week and there are a lot of
\nyoungsters who will now know the game plan better,” Meyer said.<\/p>\n

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Team:<\/p>\n

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15-Pat Lambie, 14-JP Pietersen, 13-Jean de Villiers,
\n12-Francois Steyn, 11-Bryan Habana, 10-Morne Steyn, 9-Francois
\nHougaard, 8-Pierre Spies, 7-Willem Alberts, 6-Marcell Coetzee,
\n5-Juandre Kruger, 4-Eben Etzebeth, 3-Jannie du Plessis,
\n2-Bismarck du Plessis, 1-Tendai Mtawarira. Bench: 16-Adriaan
\nStrauss, 17-Werner Kruger, 18-Flip van der Merwe, 19-Keegan
\nDaniel, 20-Ruan Pienaar, 21-Wynand Olivier, 22-Bjorn Basson.\t<\/p>\n

(Editing By Alison Wildey)<\/p>\n

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