The All Blacks aren't worried about the Springboks changing their team line-up after initially naming a matchday squad without veteran lock Eben Etzebeth.
Etzebeth was initially ruled out of the Bok team when it was named on Tuesday, because of an injury, but added to it a day later (yesterday), after completing all the team's training sessions this week. He will start off the bench.
The Boks and All Blacks meet in a crucial Rugby Championship Test at Ellis Park on Saturday and with the world champions suffering several injury setbacks in the lock department, regular flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit and rookie second row forward Ruan Nortje will lock the Bok scrum.
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