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Debatable incidents included the controversial last-gasp tackle of Marika Koroibete to deny Springbok winger Makazole Mapimpi a try, and the yellow card dished out to Bok scrumhalf Faf de Klerk for &#8220;slapping&#8221; opposite number Nic White in the face at a scrum.<\/p>\n<p><b>WATCH |<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Wallabies skipper shrugs off Nic White&#8217;s &#8216;Oscar&#8217;: &#8216;Halfbacks are characters&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s Test at Allianz Stadium kicks off at 11:35 (SA time).<\/p>\n<p><b>Springbok team:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>15 Willie le Roux, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Franco Mostert, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitshoff<\/p>\n<p>Substitutes: 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Kwagga Smith, 20 Duane Vermeulen, 21 Cobus Reinach, 22 Frans Steyn, 23 Warrick Gelant<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. A New Zealand referee will again take charge of the Rugby Championship encounter between Australia and South Africa. Ben O&#8217;Keeffe will take the whistle in Sydney on Saturday, with last weekend&#8217;s referee in Adelaide, Paul Williams, an assistant referee this week. 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