Springbok fly-half Henry Honiball will replace Franco Smith in South Africa's one-off Test against England in Cape Town on Saturday, representing just one change to the team that whipped Wales last weekend.
Smith, still suffering from a hamstring injury sustained during the 96-13 win over Wales, failed a fitness test on yesterday. This forced Springbok coach Nick Mallett to abandon his original plans of shifting Smith to centre in place of Pieter Muller, with Honiball at fly-half.
Mallett says the Springboks are expecting a tough game from England and were impressed with the European team's effort against New Zealand in Auckland last Saturday, despite having gone down 40-10.
The South Africans, fresh from the Wales trouncing and a three-two-match win over Ireland, are in turn expected to give England a "direct and physical onslaught", according to English captain Matt Dawson.
The Test, at Newlands stadium, will give Springbok scrumhalf Joost van der Westhuizen the chance to take over the mantle of South Africa's top Test try-scorer from discarded Springbok wing James Small.
