Heyneke Meyer persists with Jean de Villiers

Heyneke Meyer has made eight changes to the starting line-up and included two new players on the bench to face Samoan in their second match of the Rugby World Cup at Villa Park in Birmingham this weekend.

Eben Etzebeth returns to the starting line-up in the pack with Duane Vermeulen making his first Test appearance of the year in the No 8 jersey.

Adriaan Strauss, making his 50th test appearance will start at hooker.

On the bench, Schalk Brits and Frans Malherbe make their first appearance on a Rugby World Cup team-sheet.

Jean de Villiers has been shifted to outside centre while Willie le Roux, JP Pietersen and Damian De Allende return in the backline.

Handre Pollard and Fourie du Preez will form a new half back pairing.

15 Willie le Roux, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Jean de Villiers (captain), 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Schalk Burger, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Beast Mtawarira

Substitutes: 16 Schalk Brits, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Frans Malherbe, 19 Lood de Jager, 20 Siya Kolisi, 21 Ruan Pienaar, 22 Pat Lambie, 23 Jesse Kriel

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