Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus threw down the gauntlet to Scotland as he named a 7-1 bench split of forwards to backs for their opening game of their end-of-year tour at Murrayfield in Edinburgh tomorrow (kick-off 6.10pm).
Eben Etzebeth has also been named as captain for the game, with regular skipper Siya Kolisi playing off the bench, while Kwagga Smith makes his 50th appearance for the Boks starting at eighthman.
However, the main focus will be on the Boks' imposing bomb squad that features a host of monstrous double World Cup winners, that are likely to be deployed together early in the second-half.
Malcolm Marx, Gerhard Steenekamp, Vincent Koch, RG Snyman, Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Jasper Wiese are the forward replacements that will be looking to make it a long day for the Scots, while Grant Williams is the sole back replacement on the bench.
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