Rugby - South Africa team to meet England

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus on Thursday named the following team to take on England in the first test at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday:

15-Willie le Roux, 14-S'busiso Nkosi, 13-Lukhanyo Am, 12-Damian de Allende, 11-Aphiwe Dyantyi, 10-Handre Pollard, 9-Faf de Klerk, 8-Duane Vermeulen, 7-Jean-Luc du Preez, 6-Siya Kolisi (captain), 5-Franco Mostert, 4-RG Snyman, 3-Trevor Nyakane, 2-Bongi Mbonambi, 1-Tendai Mtawarira

Replacements: 16-Akker van der Merwe, 17-Steven Kitshoff, 18-Wilco Louw, 19-Pieter-Steph du Toit, 20-Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 21-Ivan van Zyl, 22-Elton Jantjies, 23-Warrick Gelant

(Reporting by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by xx)