Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has named the player in the starting team to face Ireland in the Castle Lager Incoming Series on Saturday at DHL Newlands in Cape Town.
There are eight players of colour in the match day 23 and five in the starting team.:
The #Springboks forwards to play @IrishRugby #loverugby pic.twitter.com/6vYoytxfKF
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The #Springboks backline to play @IrishRugby #loverugby pic.twitter.com/Ord1PbssV8
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The #Springboks bench to play @IrishRugby #loverugby pic.twitter.com/R27esWvZuQ
— Springboks (@Springboks) June 9, 2016
| Position | Name | Franchise / Club | Test Caps | Test points |
| 15 | Willie le Roux | Cell C Sharks | 34 | 45 |
| 14 | JP Pietersen | Cell C Sharks | 66 | 115 |
| 13 | Lionel Mapoe | Emirates Lions | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Damian De Allende | DHL Stormers | 13 | 5 |
| 11 | Lwazi Mvovo | Cell C Sharks | 15 | 25 |
| 10 | Pat Lambie | Cell C Sharks | 50 | 134 |
| 9 | Faf de Klerk | Emirates Lions | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Duane Vermeulen | Toulon, France | 35 | 10 |
| 7 | Siya Kolisi | DHL Stormers | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | Francois Louw | Bath, England | 43 | 40 |
| 5 | Lood de Jager | Toyota Cheetahs | 19 | 20 |
| 4 | Eben Etzebeth | DHL Stormers | 44 | 10 |
| 3 | Frans Malherbe | DHL Stormers | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | Adriaan Strauss (captain) | Vodacom Bulls | 54 | 30 |
| 1 | Tendai Mtawarira | Cell C Sharks | 75 | 10 |
| Replacements: | ||||
| 16 | Bongi Mbonambi | DHL Stormers | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Trevor Nyakane | Vodacom Bulls | 23 | 5 |
| 18 | Julian Redelinghuys | Emirates Lions | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Pieter-Steph du Toit | DHL Stormers | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | Warren Whiteley | Emirates Lions | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Rudy Paige | Vodacom Bulls | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Elton Jantjies | Emirates Lions | 2 | 6 |
| 23 | Jesse Kriel | Vodacom Bulls | 11 | 15 |
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