South Africa have made seven changes to their starting line-up for the Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand in Cape Town on Saturday (4pm Irish time), including a return at out-half for Handre Pollard and Willie le Roux coming into the team at full-back.

Coach Rassie Erasmus has also been able to call on captain Siya Kolisi at flank after he received a facial injury in the 31-27 victory over the All Blacks in Johannesburg last weekend, but has been cleared to play.

Le Roux is joined in the back three by wings Canan Moodie and Cheslin Kolbe, with Kurt-Lee Arendse ruled out due to concussion.

Damian de Allende and Jesse Kriel are the centre-pairing, while Pollard replaces Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who moves to the bench.

Grant Williams gets to start at scrum-half with Jaden Hendrikse taking his place on the bench in a rare 5:3 split between forwards and backs from Erasmus.

Jasper Wiese remains at number 8, while Pieter-Steph du Toit returns to the flank after playing lock last weekend, along with Kolisi.

“Siya is a world-class player and captain, and he adds immense value to the team with the way he leads by example and galvanises the team when the pressure is on,” Erasmus, who is still without injured Leinster lock RG Snyman, said.

“Similarly to the call we made with Eben (Etzebeth) last week, our team policy is that if a player trains on a Monday and gets through training during the week pain free, they can be selected for the weekend, and Siya did just that.”

Etzebeth moves to within one of all-time Springboks cap record-holder Victor Matfield with his 126th appearance as he starts in the second row alongside Ruan Nortje.

Mbonambi is at hooker in between props Frans Malherbe and Ox Nche.

“This match is going to massive,” said Erasmus.

“New Zealand are a world class outfit and we know that they’ll be desperate to bounce back after leading in the second half last week.

Meanwhile, New Zealand have dropped full-back Beauden Barrett (above) and scrum-half TJ Perenara to the bench in four changes to their starting line-up as Ethan Blackadder and Caleb Clarke miss out through injury.

Coach Scott Robertson moved the experienced Barrett and Perenara to the roles of “finishers” after the All Blacks let a 10-point lead slip in the final 12 minutes of Saturday’s 31-27 defeat by the Springboks in Johannesburg.

“It was a tough conversation, but both are great team men, they have been around a long time,” Robertson told reporters.

“The All Black jersey is important to all of us. If they have to come on and finish the job they will.

“They want to start and be out there for the majority of the match but they understand (why the decision has been made). It is two great names to have come on and finish the job for us.”

Flanker Blackadder (hamstring) and winger Clarke (back), who scored two tries in Johannesburg, miss out after strong displays in the first tie.

“They are not major injuries, but they are out for this Test,” Robertson said.

Will Jordan shifts to full-back, Sevu Reece comes in on the right wing with Mark Tele’a brought in on the left for the Test in Cape Town.

Perenara is replaced at scrum-half by Cortez Ratima, who gets only his second start for the All Blacks, while Wallace Sititi, who made his debut in July, takes the place of Blackadder on the blindside of the scrum.

“It is an opportunity to give Will a run at full-back. He has trained well and covers full-back anyway in the game with how we play,” Robertson said.

“Sevu is world class wing, we are fortunate to have some quality players in the squad. Will and Sevu have played a lot of rugby together.”

Flanker Luke Jacobson is preferred to Samipeni Finau among the replacements as New Zealand retain a 5:3 split between forwards and backs on the bench.

Asked how New Zealand counter the Springboks’ ‘bomb squad’ of replacement forwards in the final 20 minutes of the game, Robertson joked: “We were thinking of going with an 8-0 split, but the conversation did not last all that long.

“We gave opportunities to them with 10 minutes to go through a bit of a lack of discipline, we have to be better at finishing games.”