Grant Williams is set to make his first start for the Springboks against Argentina on Saturday and head coach Jacques Nienaber is backing him to deliver.
Veteran No 8 Duane Vermeulen will lead a new-look Springbok team in Saturday's Rugby Championship finale against Argentina at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg.
Grant Williams said on Sunday the Springboks would take a few positives from their 35-20 defeat against the All Blacks in Auckland on Saturday.
The United Rugby Championship Elite XV for the 2022/23 season has been released, with four South Africans making the team.
Sharks scrumhalf Grant Williams' journey to professional rugby has been a longer road than others, but he has made a name for himself at his franchise.