Springboks: Rassie Erasmus reveals Malcolm Marx experiment that could debut versus Australia

Rassie Erasmus has hinted that the Springboks could debut their latest experiment against the Wallabies this weekend in Perth.

The head coach has made sweeping changes to his starting XV for the one-off clash against Australia, with just two players retaining their positions from the team that defeated the All Blacks in Baltimore: Eben Etzebeth and Ethan Hooker.

They are two of nine players who featured in the fourth Test in the USA, with seven others named among the replacements.

Sweeping changes

Speaking ahead of the meeting with Les Kiss’ side in Western Australia, Erasmus explained that there was a need