Coach Peter de Villiers recalled captain John Smit, loosehead prop Tendai Mtawarira, looseforward Schalk Burger, and fullback Frans Steyn while Danie Rossouw replaced Bakkies Botha – unavailable because of an Achilles heel condition – in the five changes to the team that defeated New Zealand 18-5 in Port Elizabeth last month.

De Villiers named five forwards on the bench with Bismarck du Plessis, Gurthrö Steenkamp and Willem Alberts dropping out of the starting line-up while Ulster-based lock Johann Muller could make his first appearance since the third test against the British & Irish Lions in 2009.

The 22 contains 16 players who were part of the victorious 2007 squad, with 11 in the starting 15.

South Africa v Wales, September 11, Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington

15 Frans Steyn (Racing Metro, France) – 43 caps
14 JP Pietersen (The Sharks) – 38
13 Jaque Fourie (Western Province) – 64
12 Jean de Villiers (Western Province) – 69
11 Bryan Habana (Western Province) – 70
10 Morné Steyn (Blue Bulls) – 29
9 Fourie du Preez (Blue Bulls) – 57
8 Pierre Spies (Blue Bulls) – 42
7 Schalk Burger (Western Province) – 63
6 Heinrich Brüssow (Free State Cheetahs) – 15
5 Victor Matfield (Blue Bulls) – 107
4 Danie Rossouw (Blue Bulls) – 58
3 Jannie du Plessis (The Sharks) – 26
2 John Smit (captain) (The Sharks) – 106
1 Tendai Mtawarira (The Sharks) – 28
Replacements
16 Bismarck du Plessis (The Sharks) – 38
17 Gurthrö Steenkamp (Blue Bulls) – 33
18 CJ van der Linde (Golden Lions) – 72
19 Johann Muller (Ulster, N Ireland) – 23
20 Willem Alberts (The Sharks) – 4
21 Francois Hougaard (Blue Bulls) – 10
22 Butch James (Golden Lions) – 41.-Sargby.net