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Rugby-South Africa team for Rugby Championship test against NZ

July 22 (Reuters) - South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer named the following team on Wednesday to face New Zealand in their Rugby Championship fixture at Ellis Park, Johannesburg on Saturday: Team: 15-Willie le Roux, 14-JP Pietersen, 13-Jesse Kriel, 12-Damian de Allende, 11-Bryan Habana, 10-Handre Pollard, 9-Ruan Pienaar, 8-Schalk Burger (captain), 7-Francois Louw, 6-Heinrich Brussow, 5-Lood de Jager, 4-Eben Etzebeth, 3-Jannie du Plessis, 2-Bismarck du Plessis, 1-Tendai Mtawarira Replacements: 16-Adriaan Strauss, 17-Trevor Nyakane, 18-Vincent Koch, 19-Flip van der Merwe, 20-Warren Whiteley, 21-Cobus Reinach, 22-Pat Lambie, 23-Cornal Hendricks (Compiled by Nick Said; Editing by John O'Brien)