Erasmus names experienced side for Rugby Championship opener against Australia

Spingbok lock Eben Etzebeth looks set to extend his record as the most capped Bok off all time to 134 matches and will see him pass Ireland's Conor Murray from joint 11th place in the global standings to joint 10th alongside Welsh prop Gethin Jenkins.

TEAM NAMED: Springboks head coach Rassie Erasmus has gone with an experienced side for his opening clash in the Rugby Championship against Australia. Pic:  CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU/AFP via Getty Images

South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has named an experienced side for their opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash against Australia at Ellis Park on Saturday.

There are 18 Rugby World Cup winners named in the side with just three players who have less than five Test caps for the Springboks - Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Edwill van der Merwe and Asenathi Ntlabakanye - who made his Test debut against Italy in July.