Springboks team: Winners and losers as Rassie Erasmus rewards ‘egoless’ warrior and the ‘unluckiest’ snub

Following the announcement of Rassie Erasmus’ Springboks team to face Australia, we pick out our winners and losers for the showdown in Perth.

South Africa and Australia collide in a one-off Test in Western Australia following Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series, and after naming largely the same side for three matches in a row against the All Blacks, the Boks head coach has rotated his team.

Erasmus has made 13 changes to his starting XV, with only nine of the 23 that faced New Zealand in Baltimore featuring in the Test in Perth.

So without further ado, here are our winners and