Based on actual performances and the ESPB stats the following were the best performing players in Round 1L-
Best performers
15 - Willie le Roux
14 - Lwazi Mvovo
13 - Paul Jordaan
12 - Francois Venter
11 - Cornel Hendriks
10 - Patrick Lambie
9 - Cobus Reinach
8 - Philip van der Walt
7 - Pieter Labuschagne
6 - Marcel Coetzee
5 - Franco van der Merwe
4 - Flip van der Merwe
3 - Julian Redelinghuys
2 - Adriaan Strauss
1 - Tendai Mtawarire
I do not agree with some of the evaluations - but they are obviously based on proper evaluation. For instance - I would not agree with the issue of Francois Steyn - but although he looked good - there were just too many crashball cases and he gave away a penalty as well - which counted against him. Redelinghuys was actually very good for the Lions.
There are only 5 players of the current Springbok squad in that list - so it was not really a good day for the Springboks.
Worst Performers
15 - Jurgen Visser
14 - Aikona Ndungane
13 - Johan Sadie
12 - Stefan Watermeyer
11 - Bjorn Basson
10 - Louis Fouche
9 - Francois Hougaard
8 - Pierre Spies
7 - Willem Alberts
6 - Jaco Kriel
5 - Not identifiable
4 - Not identifiable
3 - Jannie du Plessis
2 - Callie Visagie
1 - Schalk Van der Merwe
PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS NOT MY EVALUATIONS.
I agree with some of the above - but not with others. Some were just so poor - the evaluations were obvious. Amongst those were Bjorn Basson, Louis Fouche, Francois Hougaard, Willem Alberts and Jannie du Plessis. Others had reasonable games - but all their peers were better on the day.
