Dave
Thanks - is he a tight-head or a loose-head?
Dave
Thanks - is he a tight-head or a loose-head?
Loosehead - he is a meneer
Dave
I saw how the Cheetahs destroyed the scrumming of the Sharks and Bulls and being very firm against the Stormers but did not recognize the props.. We really need a replacement for Beast in the Springbok team - so I will keep an eye out for that one.
We have Kitshoff to replace Beast, Beast was great but Kitshoff is even better
Other good options at loosehead are
Thomas du Toit
Ox Nche
Nqoboka
Boan Venter
Gerhard Steenkamp
Dylan Smith
and Pierre Schoeman if Rassie is savy enough to cap him before Scotland do
There is also the very impressive 19 year old JJ Wessels at the Bulls
Rassie is wanted to be Director of Rugby and not Head Coach so that he ha more direct links to players coming through the system and ensure progress in their development so that they can become candidates for Springbok selection.
There is no doubt that Kitshof is the actual replacement of Beast in the team - I was more thinking of replacement in the squad when I mentioned the Beast's replacement.
Dave
Boan is indeed a toughy - but the Cheetahs struggled against Kitshof and Malherbe, but so did the English in the WC and every other team as well.
Yep that Bok front row is something else
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Has Bok written all over him
He destroyed the Sharks tighthead yesterday and did the same to the Bulls before that
Strong looking lad who is a scrumming powerhouse
23 years of age - 120kg