Will Wallabies see Boks' Goose step?

The situation in the match will be the determining factor, but Cheetahs prodigy Johan Goosen may well be unleashed on the unsuspecting Wallabies.

The inclusion of the 20-year-old flyhalf on the Bok bench is one of several changes to the South African team for the Rugby Championship Round Three encounter with Australia in Perth on Saturday.

Most of the attention would have focused on the Bok starting XV - where Western Province No.8 Duane Vermeulen will make his Test debut in one of five changes from the starting team that played Argentina in Mendoza recently, Willem Alberts will shift from No.8 to flank, there is a recall for lock Juandré Kruger, with Francois Hougaard moving from scrumhalf to left wing and Ruan Pienaar starting his first Test of 2012 at scrumhalf.

However, probably the most exciting of all coach Heyneke Meyer's selection is the decision to name the Cheetahs flyhalf, Goosen, on the bench.

Those not following South Africa's premier domestic competition, the Currie Cup, would have seen only glimpses of Goosen's great all-round ability as a pivot.

He was a member of the South Africa Under-20 team that competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship and was also named in the squad for the 2012 tournament, but had to withdraw due to a serious shoulder injury sustained in a Super Rugby match against the Highlanders in April.

Ironically it was the play he produced in the lead-up to his injury, a sublime individual try, that made pundits outside of South Africa sit up and take note of a young man who was then still a teenager. He turned 20 only in July.

Despite his lack of experience, both in terms of domestic and international rugby, the Bok coach, Meyer, has been waxing lyrical about the young star.

"Johan Goosen, I believe, can be a world class No.10," Meyer said without hesitation in Perth.

"He has everything that you need from a flyhalf."

Meyer made it obvious that he wants to get Goosen into the system and Bok culture as soon as possible - into the team's patterns of play.

"The No.10 makes most of the calls, so it is important for him to spend time with the team," the Bok mentor said, adding: "We will see how it goes on Saturday, but I definitely want to give him some game time as soon as possible.

"It does depend on the [situation in the] game, as Morné [Steyn] is one of our more experienced players.

"It will depend on the game."

Of course there is another, slightly older and more experienced, but equally talented, flyhalf on the Bok bench.

However, Pat Lambie will most likely only get game time at fullback - if he gets on at all.

"Pat [Lambie] is a quality No.10, but I do believe his best position for the Boks is at No.15," Meyer said, adding: "He adds additional attacking options, especially coming from the back.

"He is very versatile and a very skilful player.

"I would have liked to have given him more game time in the previous Tests, but we didn't have any players left on the bench. I don't want to make any promises, but he is a great guy to have on the bench - if you put him on with 20 minutes left, hopefully he can do something special for the Boks."

The backline change to the starting XV - which now has Hougaard on the wing and Pienaar at scrumhalf, will also give the Boks more attacking options.

Meyer said the decision was two-fold - to get Ruan Pienaar involved and move Hougaard out to the wing where he has more space.

"Ruan [Pienaar] is a very experienced player, who has played 56 Tests for his country," Meyer said.

"He has a great kicking game as well.

"Francois [Hougaard] is a great player. It doesn't matter where you pick him, he is a game-breaker and we need those game-breaking abilities ... especially away from home.

"I am really looking to see what he can bring on the wing."