Rassie Erasmus will be hoping his tweaks to his Springbok game plan pays off when they face off with England at Twickenham on Saturday.
With wind and rain expected at the London landmark for the 5pm kickoff, conditions underfoot will be tricky and the kicking game will have to be on point.
And with that in mind, we look at the areas where Rassie will be looking to make a difference against Eddie Jones’ Roses.
Kicking into the wind will be risky for both teams, so it’s the team that makes the fewest mistakes who will benefit.
Behind the scrum, Bok scrumhalves Ivan van Zyl and Embrose Papier will be looking to launch the ball high when in the English half.
STARTING: Ivan van Zyl. Photo: RYAN WILKISKY/BACKPAGEPIX
Good chasing will help put the Roses receivers under pressure to effect turnovers and win penalties.
Flyhalf Handre Pollard will have to be on top of his game from the tee to get the vital points in what is expected to be a tight contest.
Without Willie le Roux, fullback Damian Willemse must be assured under the ball and look to carry the ball up rather than kick too often and invite England counters.
It’s going to be a moerse physical game upfront and the breakdown point is going to be a massive battleground.
With the likes of Duane Vermeulen, Siya Kolisi, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Malcolm Marx in the mix, the Boks should be strong playing to the ball and clearing out rucks.
WORKHORSE: PS du Toit. Photo: SAMUEL SHIVAMBU/BACKPAGEPIX
Timing and body position will be crucial with the surface expected to be slippery.
SA will hope they can take advantage of England’s slow adaptation to the new tackle laws and pressure them into conceding scorable penalties.
Just how effective the Boks are here will be crucial after they were taught a lesson by the Poms in their 25-10 defeat at Newlands in June.
Rassie will be without a number of his European-based players, robbing his team of valuable experience of playing in the northern hemisphere.
FULLBACK FUNCTION: Damian Willemse in role. Photo: NIC BOTHMA/EPA
They will have to be disciplined and take their cues from veterans of previous tours.
Rassie may have missed a trick by overlooking Gio Aplon who could have been key to how our running-hungry backs manage their game.