The Springbok side to face the Wallabies on Saturday at Loftus, has been announced.
Two late changes have been made to the Springbok 22, with Francois Steyn failing a late fitness test and Coenie Oosthuizen also not fit enough to man the bench. Jean de Villiers moves to inside centre and Jaco Taute will make his Springbok debut at outside centre. PatCilliers replaces Coenie Oosthuizen on the bench.
It took guts and determination from Heyneke Meyer and clearly he has the best interests of Springbok Rugby as well as the individual interests of the players at heart, when making some hard and big decisions.
Johan Goosen starts at flyhalf and Andries Bekker starts at No 5 lock in place of Juandré Kruger. Elton Jantjies is on the bench and Morné Steyn drops out of the match 22 alltogether.
Flip van der Merwe moves down to the bench after a strong game against the New Zealand All Blacks, but one has to mention that Flip is carrying a niggling injury and did not practice with the squad on Monday and Tuesday.
Springbok team: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Bryan Habana, 13 Jaco Taute, 12 Jean de Villiers (Captain), 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira
Replacements: 16 Tiaan Liebenberg, 17 Pat Cilliers, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Marcell Coetzee, 20 Elton Jantjies, 21 Juan de Jongh, 22 Patrick Lambie.
A slightly surprising move was to initially select Coenie Oosthuizen on the bench, despite only having played 35 minutes of Currie Cup rugby after returning from injury and then sitting out of Monday’s practice to to some general stiffness. As we now know, Pat Cilliers has now replaced Coenie on the bench as prop cover.
Eben Etzebeth returns to the squad after serving his one week suspension for the head butt on Nathan Sharpe.
Patrick Lambie will have to be content to warm the bench again after there was widespread calls for his inclusion at fullback in place of Zane Kirchner.
September 28th, 2012 at 15:00 SAST
Fat lady back in the dressing room now and taking off her make-up.
September 28th, 2012 at 15:00 SAST
Fark, take 2 wickets NOW!
September 28th, 2012 at 15:01 SAST
4… 17 needed off 16 balls…. should be easy peasy for the Pakis now
September 28th, 2012 at 15:02 SAST
Fat lady taking off her costume now and preparing to pack up.
September 28th, 2012 at 15:02 SAST
Come on, bowl them stukkend!
September 28th, 2012 at 15:05 SAST
15 needed off 12 balls… 14 to tie
September 28th, 2012 at 15:05 SAST
Fat lady half way out the door now.
September 28th, 2012 at 15:06 SAST
@ The_Young_Turk:
But Meyer has a problem. Taute will try to play the situation. As will Jantjies if he gets game time
September 28th, 2012 at 15:06 SAST
Come on Dale Steyn!
September 28th, 2012 at 15:08 SAST
Dale Steyn struck on the heel…. getting treatment
September 28th, 2012 at 15:10 SAST
Fat lady’s limo is warming up the motor and the chauffeur is opening up the door.
September 28th, 2012 at 15:11 SAST
Fark, Amla drops Gul
September 28th, 2012 at 15:12 SAST
Wide… eish
September 28th, 2012 at 15:12 SAST
9 needed from 7… 8 to tie
September 28th, 2012 at 15:13 SAST
Wicketttttttt
Gul gone!
September 28th, 2012 at 15:14 SAST
Phweeew, what a finish….
September 28th, 2012 at 15:15 SAST
partnership 49 runs off 4,3 overs … not good enough!!!
September 28th, 2012 at 15:15 SAST
@ Lion4ever:
Meyer doesn’t have problems with his favoured players. They can play as they like. Jantjies will probably not get any game time unless Goose is not 100%
September 28th, 2012 at 15:15 SAST
Dot ball… great
September 28th, 2012 at 15:16 SAST
6… full toss… eish
September 28th, 2012 at 15:17 SAST
Morkel bowls a full toss and the fat lady gets in her limo and drives off.
September 28th, 2012 at 15:17 SAST
2 needed from 3 balls…. 1 to tie
September 28th, 2012 at 15:18 SAST
Edged for 4.
Pakistan wins
September 28th, 2012 at 15:19 SAST
So close…. so close
September 28th, 2012 at 15:19 SAST
And the Blommetjies lose, eish!
September 28th, 2012 at 15:20 SAST
And that’s me off too. Ciao a tutti and see you guys tomorrow.
September 28th, 2012 at 15:24 SAST
did we cho …. i mean panicked again?
September 28th, 2012 at 15:29 SAST
just a question …. duminy bowled 2 overs and conceded 5 runs, johan botha bowled 2 for 10 runs. they did not bowl through because …. ?
September 28th, 2012 at 15:51 SAST
womens t20 wc
nz women 151/5 vs sa women 129/9
nz women won by 22 runs
..
f*k, nou moet die f*kken bokke oek nog net f*kken verloor f*kkenwil!!
September 28th, 2012 at 16:00 SAST
ok ouens, sien almal het hulle nou gaan versyp, laat ek maar klaarmaak en dieselfde gaan doen!!
September 28th, 2012 at 16:05 SAST
@ Ashley:
That is a very good question, makes no sense to me. Maybe AB will explain. When they gave the ball to Albie in the 17th (I think it was) I thought ‘Oh Sh*t, now we in trouble’ and that over went for 20. No way could Botha or Duminy have done worse than that. Ah well, just got to win the next two now, and that wont be easy. Damn, once again cruise through the first round and hit the wall when it really matters.
September 28th, 2012 at 17:34 SAST
Congratulations Jaco Taute! I am very happy for this youngster, remember watching him play for the Golden Lions when he was still in matric, well deserved boytjie!
Aag flok, net daai Tiaan Liebenberg wat my die ritteltits gee wanneer hy by die lynstane moet ingooi….verder is die span honkie-dorrie.
Ons gaan die Ozzie
September 28th, 2012 at 17:37 SAST
@ Piet-Springbok-Jan:
(vervolg)……stukkend speel more!!!!
Wag, laat ek sommer nou die wyn gaan regkry