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News24 | Boks Forced Into Late Team Change for Wallabies Clash After Wessels Withdraws

Joe Schmidt and Rassie Erasmus consider late squad changes due to injury and strategy, with Wallabies adjusting bench split to counter Springboks’ physicality ahead of Test match.

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Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus was forced into making a late change to his matchday team on Friday, following the withdrawal of Jan-Hendrik Wessels.

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News24 | Boks forced into late team change for Wallabies clash after Wessels withdraws

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus was forced into making a late change to his matchday team on Friday, following the withdrawal of Jan-Hendrik Wessels.

·South Africa
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The CitizenThe Citizen
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Boks make late change for Wallabies Test

Rassie Erasmus has been forced into making a late change to his Springbok team for the Rugby Championship Test against Australia.

·South Africa
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Will Rassie Erasmus make late change to 'bomb squad'?

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·Johannesburg, South Africa
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Schmidt's switch: Wallabies set to unleash stand-in 10

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has done a surprise late backflip, bringing in Tane Edmed as flyhalf cover for James O'Connor on the eve of the Springboks' Test.

·City of Perth, Australia
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Joe Schmidt echoes Rassie Erasmus as selection change teased from initial announcement

Wallabies head coach Joe Schmidt has copied Springboks counterpart Rassie Erasmus in teasing a potential selection change to his initial 23-man squad.

·Dunedin, New Zealand
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Planet Rugby broke the news in Dunedin, New Zealand on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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