George North and Dan Lydiate will return to the international arena when Wales face South Africa on Saturday, with premier tight-head Tomas Francis on the bench.
North lines up at centre, with Lydiate at blindside flanker as both arrive back on the big stage having missed out on international call-ups since the 2021 Six Nations due to serious knee injuries.
They are part of a Wales starting XV which sees eight changes from the run-on side that lost 22-21 to Italy on the final day of the Six Nations. Francis, meanwhile, will ride the pine with Dillon Lewis filling the No. 3 shirt. The Ospreys prop was battling a back injury last week but he may also be on the bench in a bid to neutralise the replacement Springbok loose-head Steven Kitshoff, who is just as strong as starter Ox Nche.
