South African coach Peter de Villiers has made four changes from the side which lost to New Zealand for the Springboks’ clash with Australia.
Gio Aplon starts in place of the suspended Jean de Villiers on the right wing, while former Leinster tighthead prop CJ van der Linde is replaced by Ulster’s BJ Botha.
Scrum half Ricky Januarie and flanker Francois Louw are dropped from the squad completely.
They will be replaced by another Ulster man Ruan Pienaar and Ryan Kankowski.
Flip van der Merwe, Dewald Potgieter, Francois Hougaard and Juan de Jongh are all drafted into the squad.
“Statistics show that Suncorp has the fastest playing surface in Super 14 and we have to be prepared for a faster game,” Peter de Villiers said.
“We have two tough games behind us, but if we stick to our structures and use our opportunities I believe this team is capable of getting a result.”
South Africa have lost their previous two games to New Zealand, while this is Australia’s first match of the Tri-Nations.
The match will take place in Brisbane on 24 July.
