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Wiese and van Staden named to face Lions

Jasper Wiese and Marco van Staden have been named in the South Africa 'A' matchday squad to face the British and Irish Lions.

The Leicester Tigers duo have been included in the Springboks 'A' back-row for Wednesday evening's match in Cape Town.

Wiese will make his first start, in just his second appearance for the 'Boks, after debuting off the bench in South Africa's win over Georgia a fortnight ago.

South Africa ‘A’ XV:
15 – Willie le Roux
14 – Cheslin Kolbe
13 – Lukhanyo Am (captain)
12 – Damian de Allende
11 – Sbu Nkosi
10 – Morné Steyn
9 – Faf de Klerk
8 – Jasper Wiese
7 – Pieter-Steph du Toit
6 – Marco van Staden
5 – Franco Mostert
4 – Eben Etzebeth
3 – Trevor Nyakane
2 – Joseph Dweba
1 – Steven Kitshoff

Replacements:
16 – Malcolm Marx
17 – Coenie Oosthuizen
18 – Vincent Koch
19 – Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg
20 – Rynhardt Elstadt
21 – Herschel Jantjies
22 – Jesse Kriel
23 – Damian Willemse
24 – Kwagga Smith
25 – Elton Jantjies