So many wants South Africa to play their young players this Saturday. Everyone peppers the coach to play this and that player. What will Peter do on Saturday?Who do you think must get a chance? Last night on Kyknet Kobus Wiese and his panel phoned Peter and asked him a few questions.
What Peter said is that he and the selectors will meet after the interview in the hotel and discus the team. Peter said he wont make many changes, for him this win is very important. He also wants to build continuity. I expect at most 3 changes. One is forced by the injury/suspension of Bjon Basson. The other forced one will be on the bench with the suspension of Rallepele.
The Rallepele suspension means that Bismarck du Plessis will not get the deserved rest he needs. Rallepele was earmarked to start against Scotland. Bismarck must be on the bench with Adriaan Strauss playing against Scotland. But dont count on it.
When asked about Francios Hougaart it seems there is a big chance that he might get a start. Remember Peter is not the only selector. But i would predict that our backline will show 3 changes. At number 9, 14 and 12/13.
The backs could be F Hougaart, M Steyn, B Habanna, F Steyn , P Lambie, L Mvovo and G Aplon. Morne Steyn need more game time and less rest. He must be played back in the groove, we can not go the Aussie route and play tests without a reliable points machine. Remember the near disaster against the British and Irish Lions last year. The Habana issue, well reading the papers this morning, Peter de Villiers says he is just one try away from his normal self.
That last statement is disturbing, how can a 65 test veteran be so impatient to force the record issue? It is really disappointing to see him struggle past this milestone. His last try was against Italy, since that try he was unsuccessful in 8 tests to cross the tryline. In a more settled Springbok backline there might be place for Habana to hide until his form comes back but being a senior player this current display by him is disappointing and unacceptable to say the least.
The center pairing did not work on Saturday. Do you give them another chance to find each other or be brave and change it. Jean de Villiers might be rested and Frans Steyn moved to his more familiar number 12 position. That will leave the 13 jersey open. The choice there will be between Pat Lambie and Zane Kirchner. I would put both in the match 22 for Saturday.
Forwards
Front row is working great and i think they might have to play another week or two. To rest one of them will not be a disaster, but trying a whole new front row will be risky. Expect the same with substitutions early in the second half. Locks , i can not see Victor being rested, maybe we can see Bakkies Botha and Flip vd Merwe swapping places.
Willem Alberts might start with Stegman moving to the bench. But playing without Stegman and Bismarck will be risky.
Do not expect too many changes for Saturday, this Grand Slam means a lot to the Springboks. We must also watch our greatest opponents moves and learn a bit from them. The All Blacks are trying their best to build their team now. They are determined to prevent the same mistakes they made in 2007.
A last word about last nights program and the chat with Peter de Villiers, he sounds much better in his own language Afrikaans. I was impressed by his calmness. He and the team is in shock about the doping suspensions.
Wat help dit hulle verander die bok agterlyn maar die agterlyn afrigter muir is vrot.ek het jare laas so swak afgerigte agterlyn gesien.al hoekom die sharks se agterlyn so goed was onder muir was omdat david campise die agterlyn afgerig het.nou moet die voorspelers die driee druk.
Ja, dis nie ‘n slegte backline onder die omstandighede nie. Dis jammer oor Basson, hy’t baie goed gelyk. Die drugs het ‘n goeie invloed op sy game gehad, maar vir Chilliboy nie so wel! 😉
Julle moet onthou dat Habana in ‘n agterlyn speel wat clueless is. En ons kan Muir bedank daarvoor want die ouens het al gewys waartoe hul in staat is onder ander coaches. Muir sal tot vir Sonny Bill soos ‘n poephol laat lyk! Dis nou as hy hom sou kies…
Iemand soos Rocko by die ABs kan mens kritiseer, want hy doen absoluut niks terwyl hy ‘n lekker lewe lei daar in hul backline.
Dit grief my, omdat ek so ‘n groot fan van Muir was toe hy nog gespeel het. Was een van die mees onderskatte senters in wereldrugby en moes al in die vroee negentigs Bok gespeel het. Maar ‘n goeie speler maak natuurlik nie altyd ‘n goeie coach nie, soos Streauli ook al bewys het.
IMO lees ek nie te veel in hierdie toer nie. Kry die Grans Slam en dis genoeg. Al wen ons vir Skotland en verloor teen Engeland is die toer nog steeds ‘n sukses. Die ouens speel onder 3 swape en doen nog blerrie goed .
Al wat saakmaak is wie gaan peak in die WC en beserings die beste vryspring of hanteer. Verloor die ABs vir Danman of Reeeeetchie is hul gef@k anyway, asook Aussies vir O’Connor. Frankryk kan nooit 2 decent vertonings in ‘n ry lewer nie, en vergeet maar van Engeland. En as ons vir Schalk, Jacque en Fourie du Preez terugkry en sonder enige verdere beserings aan die ander sleutelspelers, is dinge baie beter.
Let wel : ek se nie ons bacline lyk goed oppie veld nie, net die een wat in hierdie artikel voorspel word… 🙂
Muir weet duidelik niks van backline afrig nie.hy kan maar vir beast en alberts senters maak wat sy gameplan verwag senters moet bo oor die anderspan hardloop.die wings sien so min van die bal en dit as sy meester backline gameplan uitmekaar val en hulle perongelik die bal kry.
I would play:
Coenie
Strauss
CJ
Flip
Matfield
Daniel
Juan
Alberts
Hougaard
Aplon
M Steyn
Lambie
F Steyn
Mvovo
Zane
Super, You why play Lambie at outside centre? No man, then we just messing the youngster about well and true.
My Team for Scotland would be:
1 Coenie
2 Strauss
3 CJ
4 Bakkies. Bakkies has had enough rest so he can play.
5 Hargreaves
6 Keegan
7 Juan (capt)
8 Alberts.
9 Hougaard
10 Lambie
11 Mvovo
12 Frans Steyn
13 not sure
14 Aplon
15 Zane
Some of the heavy weights for the bench for if we need them. Otherwise this is a very good time to rest some of our top players for the England game. We need them fresh.
@ Puma: 6 – Just a thought there. Put JdV at inside centre. He never played S14 so wont be as tired as the rest.
Frans Steyn at FB and give Zane another chance at outside centre.
@ Puma:6 – Actually just had another thought about my selection there. Rather don’t mess with our centre pairing. They need to gel before the England game, but I would play Fransie at 12 and JdV at outside centre. The play Zane at FB.
Hello OldG, How you doing mate? See you up there.
Can’t see how Kirchner got the nod to even come on this tour. Had Zane been at FB this weekend, the Grand Slam tour would be over, leave Aplon where he is, he hasn’t put a foot wrong thus far, if you have to put Crazy Hair Kirchner in teh team, pick him at wing.
1 beast 2 strauss 3 jannie 8akkies 5 hargrieves 6 ategman 7 juan 8 alberts 9 hougie 10 moene 11 mvovo 12 fransie 13 jdsv 14 aplon 15 zane 16coenie 17 bissmark 18 flip 19 daniel 20kanko 21 ruan 22 lambie
In anycase, yes, Habana was playing poorly, but please, look at the rest of the backline, Steyn is obviously not giving De Villiers any go-ahead ball, Frans Steyn is only a quota, and Pienaar is kicking away 60% of all possession, how are the other players, read De Villiers, Habana, Basson/Mvovo and Aplon supposed to make a difference?
Only change Lambie and Hougaard for this weeks game, and you’ll be in the midst of a whole new ballgame.
#12
Stegmann has proven NOTHING on this tour so far…FLO, Botes, Minnie, and even that chap from the PUMAS are currently ahead of him in the pecking order, all have had better seasons, Hargreaves will never amount to anything and Kirchner is a quota..
My team for the game would be (considering who is on tour and respecting Scotland enough):
15. Zane Kirchner (with clear instructions not to kick as many up-and-unders)
14. Gio Aplon
13. Frans Steyn
12. Jean de Villiers
11. Lwazi Mvovo
10. Patrick Lambie (with Elton Jantjies on the bench as cover for bad kicking to posts, rest Morné for this game)
9. Francois Hougaard (with instructions not to kick as many box kicks as Ruan and to play his natural game, Ruan Pienaar on the bench)
8. Willem Alberts (rest Spies)
7. Juan Smith
6. Deon Stegmann (we need a fetcher and balance in the loosies, Keegan Daniel on the bench)
5. Victor Matfield (Captain)
4. Flip van der Merwe (Bakkies on the bench)
3. Jannie du Plessis
2. Bismarck du Plessis (Adriaan Strauss on the bench)
1. Beast Mtawarira (Coenie Oosthuizen on the bench)
Scotland got a snotklap from the All Blacks but are better than we think, respect them enough!
11@ The Saint:
Old WP-eenoog…
Kirchner’s positional play at fullback is better than Gio’s positional play at fullback…. please tell me you saw Gio out of position a few times.
Gio is good on the right wing, tackles well when at wing.
13@ The Saint:
Habana has been SHOCKING DELUXE…. but he plays for WP…. oh, I see…. hahaha
@saint help nie ons pick uit baba pickard en almal hier nie hulle is nie op die toer nie,ons het seker nie die selfde game gekyk nie maar toe stegman en bissmark af was was daar niemand wat die bal vertraag het nie, in elk geval staan steggie nie naastenby soveel straf skopp af soos flou nie ,en hy backchat ook nie so baie nie,want sy oupa is nie jan pickard nie so sy kop is ook nie so groot nie
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