Morne Steyn kicks off for South Africa in Nelspruit, Mike Phillips takes the ball on and Dan Biggar clears for the tourists. Solid start for Wales.

With Le Roux and Hendricks in the back three you might expect some sweet music from the Boks, but they're not overly keen on subtlety normally.

Willie Le Roux does give them real creativity from full-back and Cornal Hendricks is a lively runner, but it's up front where South Africa's real strength lies.

Willem Alberts is an 18-stone man mountain on the blind-side, while Bismarck du Plessis is the sort of front row battleship you'd have to be to live up to a name like that.

John McEnerney:, external Let's not fool ourselves about Wales chances. The Boks, like NZ, are getting ready for some savage Tests - this will be a final workout.

Andrew Priestley:, external Willie Le Roux was unplayable last week. Wales need to stay tight and stop his runs early, he will exploit any weaknesses or gaps. #bbcrugby

Wales have made just two changes to the starting XV, with Scarlet tight-head Samson Lee taking the place of Adam Jones and Josh Turnbull taking over at open-side from Aaron Shingler.

Lions backs George North, Alex Cuthbert, Jamie Roberts and Jonathan Davies will be crying out for some front-foot ball.

South Africa: Le Roux; Hendricks, Pietersen, Serfontein, Habana; Steyn, Du Preez; Mtawarira, B du Plessis, J du Plessis, Van der Merwe, Matfield, Louw, Alberts, Vermeulen.

Replacements: Brits, Steenkamp, Oosthuizen, De Jager, Burger, Pienaar, Olivier, Mvovo.

Wales: L Williams; Cuthbert, J Davies, Roberts, North; Biggar, Phillips; Jenkins, Owens, Lee, Charteris, Lee, Lydiate, Turnbull, Faletau.

Replacements: Rees, James, Jarvis, Ball, Baker, G. Davies, Hook, Morgan.

Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

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Record-breaking Springbok Victor Matfield actually retired after the World Cup in 2011, but at an age when most men are contemplating pipe and slippers, or least wondering why the hangovers have got so bad, he is back in the Test arena.

Welsh wins over South Africa are much like Halley's Comet in that they seem to come round about once every 70 years.

So it gives some measure of the longevity of South Africa second row Victor Matfield that he made his Test debut only two years after Wales' solitary win.

The 37-year-old lock wins his 112th Springbok cap on Saturday to break the national appearances record he formerly held with ex-captain John Smit.

Wales went into the first Test with coach Warren Gatland insisting they were good enough to win, but the Boks ran in five tries to one to hand the tourists a 38-16 defeat.

Assistant coach Rob Howley - part of the Wales team that won in 1999 - is demanding a better showing this time round.

"We want to show the South African public what Welsh rugby can be all about," he said.

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It seems hard to believe that Wales, so often the strongest team in Europe, have such a poor record against the Boks - no matter that South Africa are historically the second strongest rugby nation in the world behind New Zealand.

That solitary win came at the Millennium Stadium in 1999, the single draw at the old Arms Park back in 1970.

In South Africa it's nine defeats out of nine, and not once have Wales lost by less than double figures....

Won one, drawn one, lost 26.

To say history is against Wales against South Africa today is a bit like saying New Zealand are quite a good rugby team.

Bludgeoned in the first Test, can Warren Gatland's men man up in the second today?