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Tigers signing Pietersen to start for Springboks

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New Leicester Tigers signing JP Pietersen has been named in the South Africa starting XV to play Ireland in Cape Town on Saturday.

World Cup winner Pietersen, who will link up with Tigers in the new season, is named on the wing for the Springboks.
 
The game at the DHL Newlands kicks off at 4pm BST and is live on Sky Sports.
 
South Africa
15 Willie le Roux Cell C Sharks (34 caps)
14 JP Pietersen Cell C Sharks 66
13 Lionel Mapoe Emirates Lions 1
12 Damian De Allende DHL Stormers 13
11 Lwazi Mvovo Cell C Sharks 15
10 Pat Lambie Cell C Sharks 50
9 Faf de Klerk Emirates Lions 0
1 Tendai Mtawarira Cell C Sharks 75
2 Adriaan Strauss (captain) Vodacom Bulls 54
3 Frans Malherbe DHL Stormers 12
4 Eben Etzebeth DHL Stormers 44
5 Lood de Jager Toyota Cheetahs 19
6 Francois Louw Bath, England 43
7 Siya Kolisi DHL Stormers 13
8 Duane Vermeulen Toulon, France 35

Replacements
16 Bongi Mbonambi DHL Stormers 0
17 Trevor Nyakane Vodacom Bulls 23
18 Julian Redelinghuys Emirates Lions 2
19 Pieter-Steph du Toit DHL Stormers 8
20 Warren Whiteley Emirates Lions 3
21 Rudy Paige Vodacom Bulls 2
22 Elton Jantjies Emirates Lions 2
23 Jesse Kriel Vodacom Bulls 11