British and Irish Lions

Van der Merwe, who plays for the Lions and the Cats, is named alongside recalled utility back Conrad Jantjes.

It is a much-changed Springboks squad to that which clinched the World Cup in France last month.

Os Du Randt and Bob Skinstad have retired while Percy Montgomery, BJ Botha, Jean De Villiers and Pierre Spies are injured.

Butch James, Gary Botha and Ashwin Willemse were not considered as they have all joined foreign club sides.

The Springboks will play Wales in Cardiff on November 24 and the Barbarians on December 1 at Twickenham in London.

The squad gather in Johannesburg on November 12 and leaves for Wales on November 16.

Squad: B Botha, S Burger, B Du Plessis, J Du Plessis, F Du Preez, J Fourie, B Habana, C Jantjes, R Januarie, W Julies, V Matfield, J Muller, A Ndungane, W Olivier, R Pienaar, JP Pietersen, A Pretorius, D Rossouw, J Smit (capt), J Smith, G Steenkamp, F Steyn, A van den Berg, W van Heerden, CJ van der Linde, H van der Merwe.

Three former British & Irish Lions will line-up against an England XV at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday as the Barbarians warm-up for their showdown with the 2013 tourists in Hong Kong next week.

Radike Samo, one of only two players still playing top level rugby in Australia who placed against the 2001 British & Irish Lions, will return to top flight action with Queensland Reds against the Stormers in Cape Town on Sunday.

British & Irish Lions hookers Dylan Hartley and Tom Youngs will fight out their own private duel in the Aviva Premiership final at Twickenham on Saturday and then become team mates for the next six weeks a day later.