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Bok blow as Mbonambi out of NZ clash

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Joseph Dweba (r) comes into the South Africa team for Saturday's second Test against the All Blacks. (AP PHOTO)
Camera IconJoseph Dweba (r) comes into the South Africa team for Saturday's second Test against the All Blacks. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AP

South Africa will start with hooker Joseph Dweba in Saturday's second Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand after Bongi Mbonambi withdrew from the side due to a knee injury picked up in training.

The severity of the injury is not yet known but Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber says rather than wait on the outcome of scans, they have decided to draft Dweba in for his third Test cap.

Nienaber has resisted the temptation to include Malcolm Marx, who was man of the match in the 26-10 victory over the All Blacks in Nelspruit last weekend, from the start and he remains among the replacements.

"Joseph has been working hard at training and he's been waiting patiently for his chance and we feel that it doesn't get better than facing the All Blacks, who are one of the best teams in the world," Nienaber said in a media release from South African Rugby.

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