England Saxons and South Africa ‘A’ teams for second test

England Saxons and South Africa ‘A’ have named their line-ups for the second test in George this weekend.

The Saxons, who triumphed 32-24 in the first instalment of the series, make two personnel changes and one positional. Christian Wade replaces the injured Alex Lewington on the wing, while Dave Ewers starts in the back-row with Don Armand moving to number eight.

There are wholesale changes for the South African side, as in the backs Sergeal Petersen, Lukhanyo Am, Francois Brummer and Piet van Zyl start in the places of Travis Ismaiel, Howard Mnisi, Garth April and Nic Groom respectively.

Up front, Arno Botha, Jean-Luc du Preez, RG Snyman, Jason Jenkins, Marcel van der Merwe and Malcolm Marx replace Nizaam Carr, Sikhumbuzo Notshe, Stephan Lewies, JD Schickerling, Vincent Koch and Scarra Ntubeni.

SOUTH AFRICA ‘A’
15. Leolin Zas 14. Sergeal Petersen 13. François Venter 12. Lukhanyo Am 11. Courntall Skosan 10. Francois Brummer 9. Piet van Zyl; 1. Thomas du Toit 2. Malcom Marx 3. Marcel van der Merwe 4. Jason Jenkins 5. RG Snyman 6. Jean-Luc du Preez 7. Oupa Mohoje (c) 8. Arno Botha

Replacements: 16. Edgar Marutlulle 17. Coenie Oosthuizen 18. Lizo Gqoboka 19. JD Schickerling 20. Nizaam Carr 21. Ntando Kebe 22. Howard Mnisi 23. Travis Ismaiel

ENGLAND SAXONS
15. Mike Haley 14. Semesa Rokoduguni 13. Nick Tompkins 12. Ollie Devoto 11. Christian Wade 10. Danny Cipriani 9. Dan Robson; 1. Alec Hepburn 2. Tommy Taylor 3. Kieran Brookes 4. Dave Attwood 5. Charlie Ewels 6. Dave Ewers 7. Matt Kvesic 8. Donovan Armand

Replacements: 16. George McGuigan 17. Ross Harrison 18. Jake Cooper-Woolley 19. Mitch Lees 20. Sam Jones 21. Micky Young 22. Sam Hill 23. Sam James

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