It is unlikely that the Springboks will rest a few key forwards for their year-end tour to Europe.
According to reports on Sunday, there will be no respite for stalwarts like Jannie du Plessis, Beast Mtawarira, Adriaan Strauss, Bismarck du Plessis and Duane Vermeulen as Boks aim to pick their best possible team for the tour.
The Boks play four Tests back-to-back against Ireland (Dublin, 8 November), England (London, 15 November), Italy (Padova, 22 November) and Wales (Cardiff, 29 November).
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The Springbok management believe continuity is key in the build-up to the Rugby World Cup against England next year and will therefore not rest the players.
A few pundits have called for rest for key players like the Du Plessis brothers, Mtawarira and Vermeulen, but they will in all likelihood be rotated for games on the tour.
Players like Trevor Nyakane, Marcel van der Merwe and Warren Whiteley could be given starts against Italy – who are expected to be the Boks’ least-fancied opponents on the tour.
The Springboks also have a few injury worries.
Scrumhalves Fourie du Preez and Ruan Pienaar have been sidelined in the last while, with Du Preez only expected back next year. Pienaar is undergoing rehabilitation at his Irish club, Ulster, and is in a race against time to be ready for the November Tests.
The chances of loose forwards Willem Alberts and Francois Louw being ready are also 50 / 50 at this stage.
Pick the best and strongest team for every test, same as during the June Internationals.
If some of them had to be rested, it should have been in June.
They at least get a 4 week break now, enough time to recharge the batteries and be raring to go for the final push of 2014
@ nortie:
I agree, while we should not take chances, like have another Duane Vermeulen situation, but I bet these guys are raring to go after a 4 week break.
Naand almal,
is die CB fixtures vir 2015 al bekend iewers, sal wil weet of dit ook gaan skuif in WB jaar, en of dit oor dieselfde tyd gespeel gaan word, Aug tot einde Okt ?
@ Ben-die-Bul:
Hi daar. Nog nie iets van die CC 2015 gesien nie.
Glo nie die WB sal regtig n impak he nie, behalwe as hulle bang is die wedstryd tye bots vir kykergetalle?
4: Jip, dit is hoekom ek gewonder het, want Brittanje val mos in ons tydzone min of meer.
Dalk die CB speel deur die week ?
Hoe lyk dit, gaan julle die Bulle rol Saterdag ?
@ Ben-die-Bul:
Ek is nie so seker nie, het n gevoel die Bulle kan die pyp rook op Nuewland.
Julle het aan die einde beter geword terwyl ons begin sukkel het.
Met so n “once off game” is dit bitter gevaarlik om n span af te skryf, veral n Bul span
6: ja, die druk is op albei spanne.
Almal verwag dat WP hom gaan wen, tuisveld voordeel, bo op CB log, ens.
Groot druk op Ludeke ook, om te perform.
Hang alles af watter spanne gekies word.
Ek sien dit so, afhangende natuurlik of die spanne gekies word wat ek dink gekies gaan word :
15 WP – Kolbe
14 WP – Senatla
13 WP – De Jong
12 gelyk
11 Bulle – Basson
10 Bulle – Pollard
9 gelyk
8) WP – Carr (nie net omdat Carr beste is nie, maar omdat die Bulle die hele seisoen sonder ‘n agsteman speel)
7) gelyk
6) Bulle – Stegmann
5) gelyk
4) Bulle – Willemse
3) Bulle – Marcel
2) gelyk
1) gelyk
4 vir WP
5 Bulle
6 gelyk
Baie naby aan mekaar, maar ek dink die tuisveld, goeie uitrus die naweek, en Ross wat MIA is, swaai dit sterk in WP se guns.
Hoop die Bulle sit ‘n goeie fight ten minste op.
@ Ben-die-Bul:
Kolbe en Senatla was beide n rukkie uit die span, hoop hulle skakel dadelik weer in.
Pollard gaan n groot rol speel
9 @ Ben-die-Bul:
‘n Speler teenoor speler vergelyking werk nooit nie…
Kyk eenvoudig na die tipe rugby wat die twee spanne speel en die huidige vorm.. en dan is WP oorweldigende gunstelinge om te wen.
Kyk na afronding en foute.. en weereens is WP oorweldigende gunstelinge.
Kyk na wedstryde gewen en verloor en Log posisie en WP is kwaai gunstelinge om te wen.
Kyk self na afrigters, Toetie en al… en dan is WP weer gunstelinge om te wen… ja dis skandelik so!
11: is dit nou werklik nodig om al daai feite te noem ? 🙄
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