Franco Mostert has been left out of South Africa’s matchday squad for Saturday’s showdown with Ireland.
The 34-year-old lock was free to feature in Dublin after his red card for a high hit in last weekend’s 32-14 win away to Italy was rescinded.
However, he was not considered for selection to prevent his disciplinary hearing impacting the team’s preparations.
With one eye on the visit to Ireland, South Africa rested many of their star names in Turin.
Springboks boss Rassie Erasmus has made two personnel changes to the starting XV which defeated France a fortnight ago.
Canan Moodie, who started at outside centre against the Azzurri, will begin on the right wing at the Aviva Stadium, with Cheslin Kolbe shifting to the left as Kurt-Lee Arendse has returned home after suffering concussion.
Lock Ruan Nortje is the other player to come into the team which began the 32-17 victory over Les Bleus, replacing the suspended Lood de Jager following his dismissal in Paris.
With Nortje promoted to the starting line-up, Kwagga Smith has been added to the replacements.
Leinster lock RG Snyman is set to win his 50th cap from the bench.
South Africa suffered a pool-stage defeat to Ireland en route to retaining the World Cup in 2023.
The Springboks, who were held to a 1-1 series draw on home soil the following year, have lost four of the past five meetings between the nations.
Head coach Erasmus said: “The majority of this team were rested last week to ensure that they recover from the physically taxing match against France, and it was always our plan to name an experienced outfit against Ireland.
“Most of these players have faced Ireland in Dublin, as well as in the 2023 Rugby World Cup, and Castle Lager Incoming Series, so they understand the magnitude of this challenge and what to expect from the hosts.
“Ireland have been among the top-ranked teams in the last few years, and they are a force to be reckoned with at home.
“This group of players have never won a match in Ireland before, so we know how tough it’s going to be to win here, and that will certainly motivate us.
“It will take a colossal effort, but we are excited about the challenge, and we know that we have to be razor sharp in all departments to get the desired result.”
— Springboks (@Springboks) November 20, 2025
South Africa team to play Ireland
Forwards: 1 Boan Venter (Edinburgh), 2 Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears), 3 Thomas du Toit (Bath), 4 Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks), 5 Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls), 6 Siya Kolisi (Captain, Hollywoodbets Sharks), 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz), 8 Jasper Wiese (Urayasu D-Rocks)
Backs: 9 Cobus Reinach (DHL Stormers), 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers), 11 Cheslin Kolbe (Tokyo Sungoliath), 12 Damian de Allende (Wild Knights), 13 Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles), 14 Canan Moodie (Vodacom Bulls), 15 Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers)
Replacements: 16 Johan Grobbelaar (Vodacom Bulls), 17 Gerhard Steenekamp (Vodacom Bulls), 18 Wilco Louw (Vodacom Bulls), 19 RG Snyman (Leinster), 20 Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs), 21 Andre Esterhuizen (Hollywoodbets Sharks), 22 Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks), 23 Manie Libbok (Kintetsu Liners)