De Villiers resists change

Tri Nations: South Africa coach Peter de Villiers has named an unchanged starting XV for Saturday's Tri-Nations clash against…

Tri Nations:South Africa coach Peter de Villiers has named an unchanged starting XV for Saturday's Tri-Nations clash against Australia in Cape Town.

De Villiers has opted against tinkering with the team which beat New Zealand 31-19 in Durban last weekend - the Boks' second win against the All Blacks in this season's competition.

The only change comes on the bench, where fit-again Ruan Pienaar takes the place of Wynand Olivier.

Victor Matfield and Bakkies Botha will play together as a lock pairing for the 50th time in a Test for South Africa while Jean de Villiers is set to surpass De Wet Barry's record for the most capped Springbok centre of all time, when he runs out in the midfield for the 40th time.

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South Africa (v Australia):F Steyn (Sharks); JP Pietersen (Sharks), J Fourie (Lions), J de Villiers (Stormers), B Habana (Bulls); M Steyn (Bulls), F du Preez (Bulls); T Mtawarira (Sharks), B du Plessis (Sharks), J Smit (Sharks, captain), B Botha (Bulls), V Matfield (Bulls), H Brussow (Cheetahs), J Smith (Cheetahs), P Spies (Bulls).

Replacements:C Ralepelle (Bulls), J du Plessis (Sharks), A Bekker (Stormers), D Rossouw (Bulls), R Januarie (Stormers), R Pienaar (Sharks), A Jacobs (Sharks)