Willem Alberts has been drafted into the South Africa squad

South Africa have called up versatile forward Willem Alberts as a replacement for injured lock Lood de Jager ahead of their Rugby Championship clash with New Zealand on Saturday.

De Jager suffered a bruised knee in the Springboks' 23-17 defeat to Australia in Brisbane and has been ruled out for two weeks.

Alberts, 32, who has not featured for South Africa since the World Cup last year, can play in the second row, as well as cover the flank and No 8 positions.

The Stade Francais forward will join the squad in Christchurch on Monday, hoping to add to his 38 caps.

Scrum-half Faf de Klerk (chest) and full-back Johan Goosen (ankle) both underwent scans after the loss to the Wallabies on Saturday but will remain with the squad.

Lood de Jager was injured during the defeat to Australia on Saturday

South Africa have a single win from their three matches in the Rugby Championship this year after back-to-back defeats to Argentina and Australia.