Heinke van der Merwe, who has played in one Test for the Springboks in 2007, will take Van der Linde’s place on the bench.
The decision to withdraw Mtawarira is a precautionary measure after he had a recurrence of mild heart palpitations on Saturday morning.
Mtawarira has been admitted to hospital for observation on Saturday morning. A decision on his continued participation on the tour will be taken at a later stage.
Updated Springbok team to face Ireland in Dublin is:
Position |
Name |
Province |
Test Caps |
15 |
Zane Kirchner |
Vodacom Blue Bulls |
21 |
14 |
JP Pietersen |
The Sharks |
45 |
13 |
Jaco Taute |
MTN Golden Lions |
2 |
12 |
Jean de Villiers (captain) |
DHL Western Province |
81 |
11 |
Francois Hougaard |
Vodacom Blue Bulls |
24 |
10 |
Pat Lambie |
The Sharks |
17 |
9 |
Ruan Pienaar |
Ulster, N-Ireland |
60 |
8 |
Duane Vermeulen |
DHL Western Province |
4 |
7 |
Willem Alberts |
The Sharks |
17 |
6 |
Francois Louw |
Bath, England |
14 |
5 |
Juandré Kruger |
Vodacom Blue Bulls |
5 |
4 |
Eben Etzebeth |
DHL Western Province |
8 |
3 |
Jannie du Plessis |
The Sharks |
39 |
2 |
Adriaan Strauss (vice-captain) |
Toyota FS Cheetahs |
18 |
1 |
CJ van der Linde |
MTN Golden Lions |
73 |
Subtitutes |
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16 |
Schalk Brits |
Saracens, England |
3 |
17 |
Heinke van der Merwe |
Leinster, Ireland |
1 |
18 |
Pat Cilliers |
DHL Western Province |
4 |
19 |
Flip van der Merwe |
Vodacom Blue Bulls |
20 |
20 |
Marcell Coetzee |
The Sharks |
9 |
21 |
Morné Steyn |
Vodacom Blue Bulls |
41 |
22 |
Juan de Jongh |
DHL Western Province |
12 |
23 |
Lwazi Mvovo |
The Sharks |
7 |