De Allende & Kriel become the most-capped centre pairing
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Erasmus named an unchanged starting XV with a total of 990 combined Test caps among them. The total surpasses the 987 caps amassed by the run-on team in the Rugby World Cup final against New Zealand in France last year.
Furthermore, Damian de Allende and Jesse Kriel will become the most-capped centre pairing in South African history on Saturday when they combine in the midfield for the 30th time in Tests.
Jean de Villiers and Jaque Fourie held the record with 29 tests.
More stats regarding Springbok squad
-Frans Malherbe will start at tighthead prop for the 59th time, which moves him one clear of Jannie du Plessis into third on the list for the most starts at prop, behind Tendai Mtawarira (102) and Os du Randt (75).
-Cheslin Kolbe needs four points to reach 100 points in Tests for South Africa.
-Kwagga Smith is only seven Test caps away from earning his 50th Test cap after this match.
-Willie le Roux needs only five Test caps after Saturday’s match to join the select club of Springbok centurions.
-The total Test caps for the Springbok starting line-up is 990, the most experienced starting XV ever selected by South Africa.
-There are 419 caps in the backline, with 571 caps among the forwards. On the bench there are a further 190
-The average caps per player in the backline is 59, the forwards 71, while the players on the bench average 23.