It’s all change, or at least it should be, if the Springboks are to rediscover their mojo this weekend.

Samoa loom like a bad headache and they must be beaten. No ifs, ands or buts.

It sounds nuts to be talking this way, but Samoa looked pretty useful against the US at the weekend and just a few months ago gave a good account of themselves by going down by just a handful of points – 25-16 – against the All Blacks in Apia. They’ll be drooling at the prospect of getting stuck into South Africa’s wounded.

They’re big and they can play, although they’re hot-headed and often lose their way. Ordinarily, you would expect the Boks to swamp them, but these are strange days. After the Japanese tsunami, all bets are off.

History says the Boks will retreat into the laager and come out firing. They often do when their backs are against the wall.

The team below is the one that would do the business. It’s all new with a razor-sharp edge.

It’s not the most profound or revolutionary selection in history – the Springboks’ current state makes the calls easy.

15 Willie le Roux.

14 Lwazi Mvovo.

13 Jessie Kriel.

12 Damien De Allende.

11 Bryan Habana.

10 Handre Pollard.

9 Fourie du Preez.

8 Duane Vermeulen.

7 Schalk Burger.

6 Francois Louw.

5 Lood de Jager.

4 Eben Etzebeth.

3 Frans Malherbe.

2 Adriaan Strauss.

1 Trevor Nyakane.