The Springboks will make a highly-anticipated return to motion after they face off towards Scotland in Edinburgh on Sunday within the opening Test of the Outgoing Tour, with this Test previous different encounters towards England and Wales.

Kick off in Edinburgh is at 18:10 (SA time).

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Scotland are ranked seventh on this planet, and the Springboks have now moved again to No 1, but it surely may nonetheless be a really closely-fought affair in Edinburgh.

They are a great crew,” mentioned stand-in Springbok captain Eben Etzebeth, who will lead the Boks for the 14^th time on Sunday.

“They had a couple of spectacular leads to the Six Nations and so have their groups within the United Rugby Championship, so they’re enhancing yearly. This match goes to be an enormous problem for us in all areas of the sport.

“With their kicking game and pack, they’ll be up to face us. They also have a few South Africans in their ranks who will give them an idea of what to expect from us.”

Etzebeth added: “We take into account them as one of many high nations in world rugby, simply as we see the likes of Ireland and New Zealand, so we all know it is going to be a bodily encounter, and over and above that, it’s at all times robust taking part in at Murrayfield.

“Personally, it is one of my favourite grounds, but it’s going to be an epic encounter, and we’re looking forward to it.”

Assistant coach Mzwandile Stick anticipated an 80-minute grind on Sunday, and mentioned a powerful begin will probably be helpful because the Boks goal to make a notable affect from the outset.

“We want to start well and implement our game plan as well as possible from early on,” mentioned Stick, “and we all know Scotland will wish to retain possession, so my view is that the crew that begins nicely may have the most effective likelihood to take care of that momentum all through the match.

“We cannot arrive at Murrayfield with the mindset that we will win because they have the players who can turn things on at any time and can punish you. They also have creative coaching staff.”

SPRINGBOKS V SCOTLAND TEAM LINE-UPS

Springboks: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Canan Moodie, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Kwagga Smith, 7 Elrigh Louw, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth (captain), 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche
Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Siya Kolisi, 21 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 22 Jasper Wiese, 23 Grant Williams

Scotland: 15 Tom Jordan, 14 Blair Kinghorn, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Sione Tuipulotu (captain), 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben White, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Matt Fagerson, 5 Scott Cummings, 4 Grant Gilchrist, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Ewan Ashman, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 Dylan Richardson, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Elliot Millar Mills, 19 Max Williamson, 20 Josh Bayliss, 21 Jamie Ritchie, 22 Jamie Dobie, 23 Stafford McDowall

Date: Sunday, November 10
Venue: Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 16.10 (18.10 SA time)
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)
Assistant Referees:  Luke Pearce (England), Craig Evans (Wales)
TMO: Ian Tempest (England)

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