British and Irish Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones will start on the bench and flanker Tommy Reffell will win his first cap for Wales against South Africa.
JOHANNESBURG - British and Irish Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones will start on the bench and flanker Tommy Reffell will win his first cap for Wales against South Africa on Saturday.
Ospreys second-row Jones, the world's most capped player, last captained his country in October's defeat to New Zealand when he suffered a shoulder injury. Wales last played in March, suffering a humiliating home defeat to Italy, the perennial Six Nations strugglers. Loftus Versfeld has been a particularly unhappy venue for Wales, who have conceded 186 points in three Tests there, including 96 in 1998.
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