The Bok team that will play in the opening match against Leicester as been named.
“Our focus is fully on the Leicester match because it is important that we get the tour off to a good start,” said Springbok coach Peter de Villiers.
“It is also important that we strive to give all of the newcomers game time in the opener. It is also great to have a host of players in the 22 that have played at Test level and can use their experience to assist the newcomers to settle quickly.
“Leicester will be tough opponents. They have been consistently good for the past few seasons and are one of the top club teams in the Northern Hemisphere,” de Villiers said.
Friday’s match at Welford Road kicks off at 21:45 SA time.
Springbok team:
15 Earl Rose (uncapped)
14 Odwa Ndungane (6)
13 Juan de Jongh (uncapped)
12 Wynand Olivier (24)
11 Jongi Nokwe (4)
10 Ruan Pienaar (35)
9 Heini Adams (uncapped)
8 Ashley Johnson (uncapped)
7 Davon Raubenheimer (uncapped)
6 Dewalt Potgieter (uncapped)
5 Andries Bekker (18)
4 Danie Rossouw (43)
3 Jannie du Plessis (12)
2 Chiliboy Ralepelle (captain) (8)
1 Gurthro Steenkamp (22)
Reserves
16 Bandise Maku (uncapped)
17 Heinke van der Merwe (1)
18 Alistair Hargreaves (uncapped)
19 Jean Deysel (uncapped)
20 Francois Hougaard (uncapped)
21 Meyer Bosman (3)
22 Riaan Viljoen (uncapped)
This tight five looks a bit lite to me. But the loosies should be good.
58@ vanStraaten – Very interesting… and disturbing…
Not good to show favouritism and blatently ignore FORM.
Man, let’s be honest, where is Mapoe, Alberts or Vermeulen, Adriaan Strauss or Tiaan Liebenberg, Sykes or Van Zyl or Dawid de Villiers, WP Nel and/or Wian du Preez…
Why Davon Raubenheimer gets chosen when there is a plethera of TOP NOTCH loosies in SA, amazes me… why we have the No 2 & 3 Hookers at a Franchise there but not a regular hooker who starts every week is just plain window dressing, same with Hargreaves… he does not even make the Sharks run-on side…
Boeties vir bandjies en bandjies vir boeties…. watch out Snorrie…. you’ve done well up to now, but this blatent favouritism will be your undoing one day and possibly SA Rugby’s undoing in the process.
Dewald moes kaptein gewees het. Chili gaan nie halftyd sien nie, hy laat my baie aan Andre Pretorius dink.
die bok span is lobsided
Ek sal like om meer van Riaan Viljoen te sien, hoop hy kry genoeg game time. Hy het baie talent en wie weet, moontlik wag iets groots vir hom in SA rugby.
63@ Snoek – wie weet, dalk sit Dewalt Potgieter op die bank vir die Toetsspan teen Frankryk of wie weet, dalk begin hy sommer op Nr 7… so die second-stringers se Kaptein moet iemand wees wat nie in die Toetse gaan speel nie.
Ek sou vir Schalk 7 gespeel het in die toets met dewald op die bank. Dewald het goeie skills en kan 6, 7 en 8 met gemak speel.
65@ Snoek – Riaan (Choppie) Viljoen speel goed jong… daai kanonvoet van hom is nie te versmaai nie en hy sluit goed by die agterlyn aan, is solid onder hoë bal….. bietjie suspect op defence…
Ekskuus – Dewalt met ‘n “T”
Ja sy defence kort werk, maar met goeie tegniek training kan hy dit verbeter. Ek dink nie hy is ‘n bang verdediger nie, miskien net bietjie dom.
67@ Snoek – Ek dink ook Schalla moet as Nr 7, Blindside flank begin…. 6 Brussow, 7 Schalla, 8 Spies… met Dewalt Potgieter en Danie Pakslae op die bench (tussen daai 2 cover hulle van Nr 4 – 8 met gemak
70@ Een van ons bloggers hier het vir Choppie leer skop…. niemand anders as Cuzzy nie…
71 – Ek stem. Ek is jammer vir Kanko, hy is ‘n talentvolle speler, maar kry nie genoeg speelkans nie. Hy is besig omvorm op die bank te verloor, en speel nie lank genoeg in ‘n span om vorm te herwin nie.
Ek weet julle bulle dink nie veel van hom nie, maar daai ou het hope talent. Ek se nie hy is beter as Spies nie, maar hy bring sy eie skills na die game.
Maar op die oomblik is daar ‘n paar agstemanne op vorm beter as hy.
ek het nou die kiekies gekyk en tot die volgende gevolgtrekking
gekom dat vic eintlik john black van days of our lives is
72 – Wel gedaan dan aan Cuzzy, want daai mannetjie sool die bal met mening.
74 – Smallies72,
Jy kyk te veel sepies ou pel, verbeel ek my of was dit jy wat vir Carol met Clara van 7de laan vergelyk het?
@ snoek dis asof kanko so half motifering kort hy doen als deesdae so half lyf
73@ Snoek – Kanko is moer goed, in vergelyking met die Nr 8’s wat in die res van die wêreld beskikbaar is… maar in vergelyking met die Nr 8’s in SA is hy op die oomblik maar wat my betref effe af in die rangorde.
Spies, Alberts, Duane Vermeulen, Kanko, Ashley Johnson… min of meer in daai volgorde
SA het ‘n MAGDOM kwaliteit loosies…. dis waar SA absoluut geen tekort het nie.
smoek my vrou force my dan sit ek ma met my sel en blog en maak of ek tv kyk
Evening Everyone.
en daai kiekies het weer bewys blou is nou nie die mooiste kluer in die wereld nie,veral nie aan ‘n panner met ‘n boep nie
Julle sal opmerk dat Kanko gewoonlik goed doen in die S14, vra maar die NZders en Aussies, hulle dink hy is moer goed. Miskien is die kontiniteit in sy spel wat hy in die S14 kry wat hy nodig het.
Maar hy en Spies kan driee druk wat ander agstemanne in wereld net van kan droom.
Gentlemen, I’ll be leaving my Office now and attend to the rest of the family… gooi mielies.
Onthou om 20:00 op SS2 te kyk as hulle die SA Rugby Awards het, dis oor ‘n paar minute !!
Howzit puma, Hows it going?
73 – Snoek
I feel the same. Kanko is very talented but just never gets enough game time with the Boks to really show much of what he can do. He will go with the team but probably not even sit on the bench and be a fringe player again.
You can only get the best out of a player if he plays every week.
SA probably just has too much talent at the moment.
Still feel angry that Brussow has been dropped to the Dirt Trackers team. Deserved to start with the Boks.
Also Chili has not played for 5 weeks and captains the Dirt Trackers. D. Potgieter who is in great form and is a born leader should have been made captain.
Too many Dirt Trackers that should have made the trip to play have been left behind home. Huge pity we wont see what they could have done over there.
@gbs sal kanko ok da sit in die orde chillie kom hier in bismark wian tian richard derick van dyk chillie
84 – Snoek
Very well thanks. Just not happy with some seletions. Suppose it was to be expected. Then to see Brussow in the Dirt Tracker team that was like a bolt. Never thought he would be dropped. If he is but it seems like it reading rugby 365 and SuperSport.
@puma i think he is only experimenting and that brussie will start in the tests also if not than he has made a HUGE mistake
Puma, see you are leading our Superbru group, we will catch you soon
79 @ Smallies72 – Missed your post – Hahahaha, you doing the pleasing the wife thing, too much rugby do that to men.
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