Springboks name unchanged team to face Ireland

World champions South Africa will section an unchanged squad for nan 2nd Test against Ireland successful Durban connected Saturday.

The starting XV named by Rassie Erasmus is nan astir knowledgeable successful nan history of South African rugby, pinch 990 caps crossed nan 15 players - 12 of whom started successful nan Rugby World Cup last triumph complete New Zealand successful October.

Siya Kolisi will skipper nan broadside while Jesse Kriel and Damian de Allende will group a caller grounds of playing nan astir Test matches together astatine centre arsenic they statement retired successful midfield for nan 30th time.

The Springboks won a gripping first lucifer 27-20 connected Saturday successful Pretoria.

Springbok coach Erasmus said "it's ever reliable facing Ireland" and he expects a consequence from nan back-to-back Six Nations champions.

"They are a value team, they are classed 2nd successful nan world, and arsenic we saw past week, they ne'er extremity fighting, truthful we cognize nan magnitude of nan situation that awaits america this weekend," nan erstwhile Munster caput coach added.

"We person nary uncertainty they'll travel retired moreover stronger this week, but we besides identified nan areas of nan crippled that we request to amended on, and it's captious for america to build connected our capacity successful our quest to triumph some matches."

Ireland, who will sanction their squad connected Thursday, will beryllium forced to make changes aft series-ending injuries to hooker Dan Sheehan and scrum-half Craig Casey successful Saturday's conclusion successful Pretoria.

South Africa: W le Roux; C Kolbe; J Kriel, D de Allende; KL Arendse; H Pollard; F de Klerk; O Nche, B Mbonambi, F Malherbe; E Etzebeth, F Mostert; S Kolisi (capt), PS du Toit, K Smith.

Replacements: M Marx, G Steenekamp, V Koch, S Moerat, RG Snyman, M van Staden, G Williams, S Feinberg-Mngomezulu.