South Africa have made 10 personnel changes to their starting team for the series decider against Wales in Cape Town.
Trevor Nyakane moves from tight-head to loose-head but keeps his place in the starting side, with Eben Etzebeth - playing his 100th game for his country - Pieter-Steph du Toit, Jaden Hendrikse and Handre Pollard also retained.
Elsewhere, Jacques Nienaber has handed recalls to his heavy artillery, with eight starters from the 2019 Rugby World Cup final brought back into the fold. Hooker Bongi Mbonambi is joined by tight-head Frans Malherbe, while Lood de Jager links back up with Etzebeth at lock.
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Siya Kolisi is back to skipper the side with and out wide Damian de Allende, Lukhanyo Am, Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe all return.
The rest of the side is made up of form players from the series with Wales, with abrasive No.8 Jasper Wiese getting the No.8 jersey back and scrum-half Jaden Hendrikse being retained from the second Test defeat. Match-winner from the opening Test Damian Willemse is reinstated at full-back.
Head coach Nienaber said: “We have selected a team and player combinations that we think will be the best for this specific game.
“We had an honest discussion with the players telling them what we require from them this weekend and what we would like to see in terms of their performance and hopefully they can produce the goods and we can get the desired result.
“We have high standards as a team, and we would like to maintain that and build momentum with a challenging season lying ahead.”
On Wales, he added: “We pointed out from the outset of the series that Wales will be desperate and they showed that in the last two weeks.
“We are expecting another hard grind against them and the fact that they will be playing for their first series victory ever in South Africa will make them even more desperate to push us to the limit this weekend, so we know it will be an epic battle.
“That said, we are also playing in what is essentially a final for us and we know that we need to pitch up on the day and deliver a quality 80-minute performance to emerge victorious.”
The Boks have gone for their customary six-two split of forwards and backs on the bench, with the likes of Willie le Roux, who turned the game in South Africa's favour from the bench in Pretoria, and Faf de Klerk waiting in the wings. There is also the more recognised 'bomb squad' of Malcolm Marx, Steven Kitshoff and Vincent Koch ready and waiting.
South Africa: Damian Willemse; Cheslin Kolbe, Lukhanyo Am, Damian de Allence, Makazole Mapimpi; Handre Pollard, Jaden Hendrikse; Trevor Nyakane, Bongi Mbonambi, Frans Malherbe; Eben Etzebeth, Lood de Jager; Siya Kolisi (C), Pieter-Steph du Toit, Jasper Wiese.
Reps: Malcolm Marx, Steven Kitshoff, Vincent Koch, Franco Mostert, Kwagga Smith, Elrigh Louw, Faf de Klerk, Willie le Roux.
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