Free State Cheetahs wing Jongi Nokwe has been selected to make his Springbok debut against Argentina in the Mandela Challenge match at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.

The Cheetahs speedster was on Tuesday named in the Springbok starting line-up for the much anticipated clash against the Pumas.

Centre Jaque Fourie and scrumhalf Fourie du Preez were included in the match-day squad as replacements for the rematch of October's Rugby World Cup semifinal.

Both players re-joined the Springbok squad recently after lengthy lay-offs due to injury.

Also included on the bench are number eight Joe van Niekerk and veteran fullback Percy Montgomery.

Van Niekerk will earn his 50th Test cap if used as a substitute, while Montgomery will feature in his 99th Test for South Africa, should he enter the action from the bench.

Springboks: 15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Adrian Jacobs, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Jongi Nokwe, 10 Butch James, 9 Enrico Januarie, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Luke Watson, 5 Victor Matfield (captain), 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 CJ van der Linde, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Brian Mujati, 18 Andries Bekker, 19 Joe van Niekerk, 20 Fourie du Preez, 21 Jaque Fourie, 22 Percy Montgomery.

Date: Saturday, 9 August
Venue: Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 3pm (1pm GMT)
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England
Touch judges: Matt Goddard (Australia), James Leckie (Australia)
Television match official: Geoff Warren (England)