Heyneke Meyer
No overseas-based players will be available for the Boks’ end of year Test against Wales at the Millennium Stadium.
The Springboks’ end-of-year tour itinerary includes Tests against Ireland in Dublin (8 November), England in London (15 November), Italy in Padova (22 November) and Wales in Cardiff (29 November).
“The match against Wales falls outside the IRB Test window so our overseas-based players will not be available for that match, which will provide a good test for our depth in South Africa and I’m excited to see what a number of our younger players can do in the Millennium Stadium,” said Meyer.
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That rules out the likes of Francois Louw, Morne Steyn, JP Pietersen, Fourie du Preez, Bryan Habana, Schalk Burger, Bakkies Botha, Gurthro Steenkamp, Ruan Pienaar.
The 36-man touring squad for will be announced on Sunday, 26 October (the day after the Currie Cup final) and they will get together in Johannesburg for a pre-departure camp on Wednesday, 29 October before leaving for Dublin on Saturday, 1 November.
Meanwhile, the 20 Springboks currently contracted by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) will take part in a training camp in Stellenbosch from 20 – 24 October as preparation for the tour next month.
The decision to invite the contracted players to the camp was taken in agreement with the provinces. This was done in line with a request from SARU to the provinces regarding the use of nationally contracted players in the Currie Cup.
The 20 contracted Springboks:
Willem Alberts (loose forward), Marcell Coetzee (loose forward), Damian de Allende (centre/wing), Jean de Villiers (centre), Bismarck du Plessis (hooker), Jannie du Plessis (prop), JJ Engelbrecht (centre/wing), Eben Etzebeth (lock), Cornal Hendricks (wing), Francois Hougaard (scrumhalf), Siya Kolisi (loose forward), Patrick Lambie (flyhalf/fullback), Willie le Roux (fullback/wing), Victor Matfield (lock), Tendai Mtawarira (prop), Coenie Oosthuizen (prop), Jan Serfontein (centre), Adriaan Strauss (hooker), Flip van der Merwe (lock) and Duane Vermeulen (No 8).
28 @ nortie:
Ek skree eerder vir die ANC
28 @ nortie:
Nee jinne, as ek moet kies tussen die Sharks en Los Pumas, kies ek eerder die Shetland Eilande…. hehehe
28 @ nortie:
Come now Nortie. Watching the French is better than watching kids open lucky packets.
One never knows what surprises are in store.
I can’t say I like the Argentina soccer team ….
Seems like all the real men in Argentina play rugby … and / or dance the Tango 😀
31… Voor ek vir die Banana Republic of KwaZulu Natal Skree 😆
grootblousmile wrote:
Johan Ackerman has not proven anything yet. They still got nowhere in super rugby. And they are currently playing their super rugby team in the CC against CC sides like WP, Bulls and Sharks.
Perspective is needed on their progress I think.
I hope that they can get in the top 6 next year in Super rugby, I think they belong there as a Union together with the Sharks and maybe the bulls and WP 🙂 , but we will have to wait and see.
30 @ MacroBlouBul:
Die Brave Blossoms?
Nooit, jy kan daai 2 spanne vergelyk nie, die Japanese het integriteit en wen nie een keer elke 15 toetse nie
31 @ MacroBlouBul:
😆
29 @ Scrumdown:
As long as all three those Notebooks now have “WINGS”, it’s all good!
Had a good sleep, only worked on those websites I showed you till about 23:00.
Is the wife and daughter now happy with their machines?
I do know what the fark to do on a PC, hey!!
36 @ Snoek:
All excellent points, refreshing post from a Sharkie 😀
35 @ MacroBlouBul:
Bwahahaha.
Onthou jy toe die Saarks nog die Banana Boys was, en al die toeskouers daar op Kings Park met hulle opblaas piesangs gesit het?
Nou is nulle nie meer die Banana Boys, maar nog steeds n glad klomp.
33 @ Scrumdown:
Nee wat Scrummy
The way the Boks ran on Saturday, even breaking away from our own 22 was pure class.
The Frogs do a similar move once every blue moon and everyone gushes about French flair.
This is a team that got the wooden spoon in last year’s 6 Nations. I honestly don’t have anything good to say about them, I’m just glad I don’t support the plonkers
40 @ Scrumdown:
Die opblaas piesangs is nou net In hulle broeke, dis al!
@ grootblousmile:
Surely you meant the Malvinas?
88
BTW, you should support your kinfolk: the Boere of Patagonia
Scrumdown wrote:
Where do you buy your lucky packets? 😀
Fokkit chaps… ek moet gou by die bank uitkom!
Tjorts!
grootblousmile wrote:
Ja ek onthou nog toe die Bulle in 1990 op daai piesang skulle gegly het 🙂
Fokkit, I laughed at that Argies singer Saturday night after midnight, made the whole bed rock… my wife angrily remarked that I must lie still if I entend to watch the rugby further from bed!
.. let us rejoice, la la la
It was so comical….
Snoek wrote:
Jis het jy nie werk nie?
😆
46 @ Snoek:
Tony farking Watson… eish!
Ons het daai dag in 1990 die piesang so diep in die opposisie se foenfejolle opgedruk dat ons ons naam moes verander na die Sharks toe want ons kon nie meer ons piesang kry nie.
@ Snoek:46
and naas said the banana boys would win the currie cup again for 100 years
😆 😛
wouldn’t
Snoek wrote:
Jou hol man
Ha ha, ek grap net manne, die bulle is darem nie so sleg nie.
Charo wrote:
Yes and we got 5 more since then if I an not mistaken……
Nortie, what happened? I don’t see your name in the Superbru CC top 10 any more 🙂
50 @ Snoek:
For some obscure reason I have the commemerative neck tie from that game.
Don’t know what possesed me to lay out good money for it.
Incidentally, it’s BLUE.
54 @ Snoek:
As bad as what?
Snoek wrote:
After picking both the AB’s and the Wallabies I went down faster than George Michael in a Cape Town toilet.
I hit rock bottom, then still managed to sink even lower 😆
56 @ Snoek:
Sorry, see you mean CC
Every week one team messes me around, this week was your blerrie Piesang Boys 😆
They must learn to follow the script and lose when I would like them to lose
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