Reinach to hit Springbok half-ton

November 27, 2025 25

Springbok scrumhalf, Cobus Reinach, will run out in green and gold for the 50th time when he takes the field against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday in a settled team named by coach Rassie Erasmus.

The starting XV for the final match of the Outgoing Tour features nine changes from the team that defeated Ireland 24-13 in Dublin last week.

Several players have returned to their clubs and provincial unions, as the match falls outside the international window. This required Erasmus to make eight personnel changes and one positional switch to his run-on team, while his bench has a new look to it, with three players who played last week being named among the replacements.

The players who retained their places in the starting lineup are Ruan Nortje, captain Siya Kolisi, Jasper Wiese, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Canan Moodie, Damian de Allende, and Damian Willemse.

Erasmus named a strong front row combination of Johan Grobbelaar and props Wilco Louw and Gerhard Steenekamp – who will start a Test for the first time – with Jean Kleyn and Nortje taking charge of the engine room, while the loose trio of Kolisi, Franco Mostert, and Wiese will complete a powerful forward pack.

In the backline, Morne van den Berg and Feinberg-Mngomezulu will dictate play with at halfback, while hybrid Andre Esterhuizen will man the midfield with De Allende, Moodie and Ethan Hooker will start on the wings, and Willemse retains the No 15 jersey.

Team announcement with Rassie Erasmus: “We know the Welsh psyche, they’ve smashed us many times when we didn’t expect it” – watch here: https://t.co/SFp3hzmTo9 🎥#Springboks #ForeverGreenForeverGold

— Springboks (@Springboks) November 27, 2025