Van der Merwe and Dee start for Barbarians

Duhan van der Merwe and Elliot Dee played in the 2023 Rugby World Cup [Getty Images]Scotland wing Duhan van der Merwe and Wales hooker Elliot Dee will start for the Barbarians in Saturday's fixture against South Africa (14:00 BST).

>Van der Merwe features in the game against the Springboks before linking up with Gregor Townsend's squad for the Nations Championship.

>Dragons hooker Dee, who has won 56 caps, missed out on selection in Steve Tandy's squad for the summer.

>The pair are in a Baa-Baas side that is captained by New Zealand scrum-half TJ Perenara and includes Argentina fly-half Tomas Albornoz.

>Edinburgh's D'Arcy Rae and Liam McConnell, who are also in Scotland's summer squad, feature along with Munster centre Alex Nakivell.

Wales prop Assiratti ruled out of summer series • >Callender back as Wales call up new faces • >Air miles, altitude & Springboks - Scotland's arduous summerBarbarians men face the Springboks and then take on Wales at Twickenham on Saturday, 27 June (14:00 BST) in a double-header with a women's fixture (17:00 BST).

>South Africa are tuning up for the Nations Championship and are without their Bulls contingent because of Friday's United Rugby Championship (URC) Grand Final at Leinster (19:30 BST).

>Rassie Erasmus will take the opportunity to look at several prospects in a double-header at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, with South Africa A hosting Zimbabwe in the first fixture.

>The games are being played in Gqeberha which became the new name for the city previously known as Port Elizabeth.

How they line upSouth Africa: Fassi; Kolbe, Kriel, Esterhuizen, van der Merwe; Horn, Williams; Nche, Venter, Sadie, Norton, Mostert, Kolisi (capt), du Toit, Wiese.

>Replacements: Kotze, Mchunu, Porthen, Dixon, de Villiers, Roos, de Klerk, Moyo

>Barbarians: Gellant; Kellaway, Vakatawa, Nankivell, D van der Merwe; Albornoz, Perenara (capt); Vivas, Dee, Rae, Molina, Moon, Petti, Bosher, Fai'ilagi.

>Replacements: Oviedo, Kebble, Delgado, Rodda, McConnell, Arata, Plummer, Samusamuvodre.