De Villiers omits World Cup-winning trio

South Africa coach Peter de Villiers handed debuts to two players, but left out World Cup stars Victor Matfield, Percy Montgomery and Francois Steyn from his team to face Wales in the first Test at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

Instead De Villiers preferred full-back Conrad Jantjes and gave a debut cap to Andries Bekker ahead of Matfield, while recalling veteran midfielder Adrian Jacobs ahead of Steyn.