{"id":32746,"date":"2025-08-15T18:13:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=32746"},"modified":"2025-08-15T18:13:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:13:55","slug":"venter-to-replace-wessels-in-bok-side-to-face-wallabies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2025\/08\/15\/venter-to-replace-wessels-in-bok-side-to-face-wallabies\/","title":{"rendered":"Venter to replace Wessels in Bok side to face Wallabies"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32747\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32747\" style=\"width: 649px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/B25GRMN0177-649x770.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"649\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/B25GRMN0177-649x770.jpg 649w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/B25GRMN0177-986x1170.jpg 986w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/B25GRMN0177-768x911.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/B25GRMN0177-1294x1536.jpg 1294w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/B25GRMN0177.jpg 1403w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jan Hendrik Wessels of South Africa during the 2025 International Rugby Test South Africa Captains Run at the Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit on the 18 July 2025 \u00a9Muzi Ntombela\/BackpagePix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Springbok coach, Rassie Erasmus, has been forced into a late change to his matchday 23 for Saturday\u2019s Rugby Championship opener against Australia at Ellis Park.<\/p>\n<p>Prop Boan Venter will provide front-row cover off the bench following the withdrawal of Jan-Hendrik Wessels who suffered a knock in training on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Venter will partner up with Bongi Mbonambi and Asenathi Ntlabakanye as the back-up front row.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s clash will see Venter make only his second Test appearance for the Springboks after he made a try-scoring debut for the world champions during their 55-10 victory over Georgia in Nelspruit last month.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has warned that the clash against the Wallabies will be their toughest challenge of the season so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe talk in our camp has solely been on Australia. We saw how they played against the British &amp; Irish Lions, and we\u2019ve been in the position they are now in the past, so it would be foolish to think that they won\u2019t throw everything at us,&#8221; said Kolisi.<\/p>\n<p>Revised Springboks team to face the Wallabies:<\/p>\n<p>South Africa: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Edwill van der Merwe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Siya Kolisi (c), 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Ox Nche<br \/>\nReplacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 19 Franco Mostert, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Cobus Reinach, 22 Canan Moodie, 23 Damian Willemse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Springbok coach, Rassie Erasmus, has been forced into a late change to his matchday 23 for Saturday\u2019s Rugby Championship opener against Australia at Ellis Park. Prop Boan Venter will provide front-row cover off the bench following the withdrawal of Jan-Hendrik Wessels who suffered a knock in training on Wednesday. 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