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Katie Sands

Pick your Wales team to face South Africa in the second Test as injury to prompt change

Wales will go in search of a first-ever win on South African soil again this weekend when they face the Springboks in the second of three summer Tests.

Wayne Pivac's men in red lost the opener 32-29 in cruel fashion, with the world champions sealing victory with the last kick of the game in Pretoria on Saturday after the visitors had led for much of the encounter.

Pivac has fresh injury worries to contend with before naming his side to face the 'Boks again, with tighthead prop Tomas Francis definitely ruled out after suffering a concussion. It means Sam Wainwright or Harri O'Connor, two inexperienced Welsh youngsters, will be in line for their debut off the bench against the world champions in Bloemfontein this Saturday as prop Wyn Jones is not being considered as tight-head cover. Read more on Wales' stance on the tighthead situation here.

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So, how does this affect the starting XV? Who starts and who would you have on the bench for the second Test?

The likes of Will Rowlands, Tommy Reffell, Louis Rees-Zammit and Taulupe Faletau excelled in the opener, but Pivac revealed last week Alex Cuthbert and Wyn Jones would be approaching match fitness for the second clash with the 'Boks.

Will Wales' indiscipline prompt any personnel changes?

Have your say by picking your Wales team below, with Pivac set to officially reveal his Wales matchday 23 on Thursday:

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