Bok Backline for June tests on current form & Fitness

 9. Groom (Ruan Pienaar on the bench

10; Lambie (Morne on the bench)

11. Raymond Rhule

12. Robert Ebersom

13. JP Pieterson (Sadie on the bench)

14. Aplon

15. Willie LeRoux

(Fat Steyn in the squad if he oses 10kg)

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Sharkbok

Sorry I disagree with you in this case.   I would prefer the following:--

  9     Reinach

10     Lambie

11     Rhule

12     Ebersohn

13     De Villiers

14     Pietersen

15     Le Roux

I would definitely have Serfontein, De Allende and Groom on the bench.  

Incidentally I had a look at the Heineken Cup game yesterday and Pienaar was really questonable insofar as performance is concerned. 

 Clevermike

I thought about Deviliers and it true he is one of the form centers and should be included in the team or at on thebench.

I like the idea of Pieterson as a center because he is strong on his feet and can offload in the tackle. Sometimes like habana he is waisted on the wing when the ball does not go wide.

I would like to get him into the game more by bringing him closer to the action. 

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I think JP would also be effective as a fullback as his clearance kicks have improved vastly from when he started as a fullback. I might get a winger with more pace than JP, not that JP is slow but he is not the fastest.

Possibally Aplon and Rhule on the wings, with JP at fullback

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We agree on Ebersohn, he is a really intelligent player and what we need as an inside center. Ideally he would be about 10kg bigger, but he is still the best in his position. 

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Serfontein and Delande shoujld be on the bench, just they are not the starting players at the provences. 

Serfontein has had one start and a few bench appearances. 

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Reinach is good but I suppose I have to see more of him play as well as Groom to be certain who is better.

I thought Groom last week was exceptional

On form, the Bok backline would be:

15. le Roux 14. JP 13. JJ 12. Serfontein 11. Rhule 10. Lambie 9. Reinach

Add a fit Frans, Hougaard and de Allende to make up the bench

My backline looking only at current form ! 

excluded Pienaar as i have no idea of his form

injury exclusions Hougaart / Mvovo / Taute

out of form  Frans Steyn and Elton Jantjies

  9.    Sarel Pretorius

10;    Lambie

11.    Raymond Rhule

12.   J De Villiers

13.  JJ Engelbreght

14.  J.P Pietersen

15.  Willie LeRoux

20.  Reinach

21.  M Steyn

22.  G Aplon