Both teams look a bit depleted by injury (/getting married), so it will be an interesting match. South Africa have stuck with the same formula in their loose-forwards, with Potgieter quite a similar player to Alberts in my opinion. Both are primarily ball runners - I'd suggest Alberts may be more destructive, but Potgieter looks a bit more accurate in everything he does (though to be fair I've only seen him play 3 or 4 times). I still remain unconvinced about the makeup of the Boks loose-trio, but it is hard to argue with a 2-0 series lead! The English loose-trio will certainly miss Robshaw, but I think Haskell is a good addition to the team. While in general I'd rate Robshaw higher than Haskell, I think Haskell's style of play will suit playing against South Africa. I think Waldrom too will add a bit to England's pack. I'm not a huge fan as I think he is a very one-dimensional player - he doesn't do enough around the field for my liking, and isn't an option at lineout time, but the one thing he does do (ball-running) he does very well, and he does a lot of it.
I'm interested to see how Care goes in his first start in quite a while at 9, and how Goode goes at fullback (as I've seen very little of him). The South African backline looks much weaker without Steyn at 12, as I think they will miss the different options he gave them in attack (as Olivier will just crash the ball up if he receives the ball). I feel England will definitely look to target the 10/12 channel this weekend (especially with Tuilagi). I remain unconvinced with Aplon at fullback too - he's a class wing, but doesn't look a natural fullback to me.
Overall I'm expecting a pretty close game - I'll pick South Africa by 5-10 (again).
