There are two changes to the Bok team that beat England for the World Cup final against the All Blacks, as selected by SARugbymag.co.za readers.
The tight five remains unchanged as readers voted for Steven Kitshoff (11%), Bongi Mbonambi (18%), Frans Malherbe (16%), Eben Etzebeth (19%) and Franco Mostert (14%) to go again in Paris on Saturday.
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Readers greenlighted the tried-and-tested trio of captain Siya Kolisi (31%), Pieter-Steph du Toit (31%) and veteran Duane Vermeulen (16%) as their choice back three, the latter beating out Jasper Wiese’s claim to the No 8 jersey by less than two percent.
A match-winning performance off the bench in the semi-final convinced readers en masse to promote Handre Pollard (37%) and Faf de Klerk (39%) to the starting lineup in place of halfbacks Manie Libbok (12%) and Cobus Reinach (8%).
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Despite the availability of Lukhanyo Am and Canan Moodie, readers have no interest in tinkering with the centre combination of Damian de Allende (36%) and Jesse Kriel (28%).
And the same is true of the back-three combination where Cheslin Kolbe (33%), Kurt-Lee Arendse (25%) and Damian Willemse (26%) are the clear favourites to retain their places.
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