Strauss says he took loss against Ireland 'personally'
Springbok captain Adriaan Strauss says the loss against Ireland was "not a good start to the season".
Strauss addressed the captain's press conference ahead of the second Test against Ireland at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.
He says the team sets very high standards for themselves.
Springbok coach Allister Coetzee made five changes to his match-23 - four of them necessitated by injury - as the team look to bounce back.
The two changes in the starting line-up are because of injury, with Pieter-Steph du Toit and Elton Jantjies replacing Lood de Jager and Pat Lambie respectively, while the Emirates Lions duo of Franco Mostert and Ruan Combrinck are on the bench and could make their Test debut at their home ground. In the final change, Morne Steyn is added to the bench as flyhalf cover.