Skinstad to lead new look Springboks
June 5, 2002

The Stormers' Bobby Skinstad will skipper a Springbok side featuring five new faces against Wales on Saturday in Bloemfontein.

Coach Rudolf Straeuli has named a side that shows 12 changes from the last Bok side named by former coach Harry Viljoen with the only three survivors being centre Andre Snyman, flank AJ Venter and lock Victor Matfield.

The side also sees a return from the international wilderness for hooker James Dalton and winger Stefan Terblanche.

The five new caps in the starting line-up are loosehead prop Daan Human, flank Warren Britz, scrum half Johannes Conradie, fly half Andre Pretorius and fullback Ricardo Loubscher.

There are four other new caps amongst the replacements.

The Stormers' Corne Krige was set to skipper the side but injured his ribs wrestling with Venter during training last week.

Springboks: Ricardo Loubscher (Sharks), Stefan Terblanche (Sharks), Marius Joubert (WP), Andre Snyman (Sharks), Breyton Paulse (WP), Andre Pretorius (Lions), Johannes Conradie (WP), Bob Skinstad (WP, captain), AJ Venter (Sharks), Warren Britz (Sharks), Victor Matfield (Bulls), Jannes Labuschagne (Lions), Willie Meyer (Lions), James Dalton (Falcons), Daan Human (WP).

Substitutes: Ollie le Roux (Sharks), Faan Rautenbach (WP), Quinton Davids (WP), Joe van Niekerk (Lions), Craig Davidson (Sharks), Adrian Jacobs (Bulls), Brent Russell (Pumas).

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