Bok squad

1. Ruan Combrinck Wing Emirates Lions 2 caps
2. Damian de Allende Centre DHL Stormers 16 caps
3. Lood de Jager Lock Toyota Cheetahs 20 caps
4. Juan de Jongh Centre DHL Stormers 14 caps
5. Faf de Klerk Scrumhalf Emirates Lions 3 caps
6. Pieter-Steph du Toit Lock DHL Stormers 11 caps
7. Eben Etzebeth Lock DHL Stormers 47 caps
8. Johan Goosen Utility Back Racing Metro (France) 6 caps
9. Bryan Habana Wing Toulon (France) 117 caps
10. Francois Hougaard Utility Back Worcester (England) 35 caps
11. Elton Jantjies Flyhalf Emirates Lions 5 caps
12. Steven Kitshoff Prop Bordeaux (France) 1 cap
13. Vincent Koch Prop DHL Stormers/Steval Pumas 2 caps
14. Jaco Kriel Flank Emirates Lions 1 cap
15. Jesse Kriel Centre Vodacom Bulls 12 caps
16. Francois Louw Flank Bath (England) 46 caps
17. Lionel Mapoe Centre Emirates Lions 4 caps
18. Malcolm Marx Hooker Emirates Lions 0 caps
19. Bongi Mbonambi Hooker DHL Stormers 1 cap
20. Teboho Mohoje Flank Toyota Cheetahs 8 caps
21. Franco Mostert Lock Emirates Lions 2 caps
22. Tendai Mtawarira Prop Cell C Sharks 78 caps
23. Lwazi Mvovo Wing Cell C Sharks 17 caps
24. Sikhumbuzo Notshe Flank DHL Stormers 0 caps
25. *Trevor Nyakane Prop Vodacom Bulls 25 caps
26. Rudy Paige Scrumhalf Vodacom Bulls 3 caps
27. Julian Redelinghuys Prop Emirates Lions 5 caps
28. Morne Steyn Flyhalf Stade Francais (France) 61 caps
29. Adriaan Strauss (captain) Hooker Vodacom Bulls 57 caps
30. Duane Vermeulen No 8 Toulon (France) 37 caps
31. Warren Whiteley No 8 Emirates Lions 6 caps
*Subject to medical clearance

 Some lucky inclusions and tough luck omissions. 

 

I am bitterly disappointed by in some of the selections  -  particular selecting struggler like Juan de Jongh ahead of Rohan Janse van Rensburg.  For me he was really the first choice center.   Then we have the donkey-kicking Morne Steyn in the above squad as well.   And the more-often absent from sight Paige is also included.

How does one select  23 game team from that lot?

15   Johann Goosen,  14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Brian Habana, 10 Elton Jantjies,  9  Faf de Klerk, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Adriaan Strauss () , 1  Tendai twarira

Replacements :

16  Malcolm Marx, 17 Stephen Kitshoff, 18  Vincent Koch, 19 Lood de Jager/Franco Mostert, 20 Warren Whiteley, 21 Francois Hougaard, 22 Jesse Kriel, 23 Lwazi Mvovo

That is not the team I would select  -b ut that is what Coetzee is likely to come up with,   

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 Mike, not a bad team(yours) , but it could have been better.

 The omission of Janse van Rensburg is a disgrace.

" 8. Johan Goosen Utility Back Racing Metro (France) 6 caps"
As I said before. The kiss of death.

 Really surprised there is no Willie Le Roux

Can't believe that van Rensburg's omitted .  Shocking omission .

 Coetzee ... ever clueless. 
Mvovo?? No Skosan??
Habana?? 
What a fool!!!                       

 No Bambie?

Last I heard Lambie is still suffering ill effects from the concussion he sustained against Ireland.  

 Lambie should take a break & take his beautiful wife on a lekker long holiday & return to rugby next year .

 I am happy that Janse van Rensburg was not selected. He is still too young . Give him another S18 and he will become our best centre. Very happy with the omission of 'afkop hoender' Le Roux. This will be a very strong signal to him to cut out all those stup1d downfield kicking. I still feel he might be better at wing than at the back.

 Rudy Paige, Morne Steyn, Habana, Strauss, Juan De Jongh and Mvovo. Poor selections. No disrespect to Habana who will always be a Bok legend but he's past it now. Still, I'd rather have him than Mvovo. Why the fk is Sergeal not in that squad and where is JVRD? This nonsense about him being too young. He's good enough. His age doesn't matter. What matters more is giving the best players the most amount of time in the Bok Jersey. Why wait. That kind of thinking irritates me. Nah, we'll have De Jongh instead. And he's probably gonna start as vice captain. Great. Yep, kiss the RC goodbye for another year. The plodder will lead the Boks to some great defeats against all three the opposing teams this year. This squad tells me that Coetzee is looking to play exactly as he did against Ireland. I had some hope but it's gone now. The ABs in particular are gonna own us at breakdown time. We'll done Alistair.

 What a pathetic selection.There are a number of calls I would not have made but I am only crossing out the pathetic ones. Would help to know who was not considered because of injury.

1. Ruan Combrinck Wing Emirates Lions 2 caps
2. Damian de Allende Centre DHL Stormers 16 caps
3. Lood de Jager Lock Toyota Cheetahs 20 caps
4. Juan de Jongh Centre DHL Stormers 14 caps
5. Faf de Klerk Scrumhalf Emirates Lions 3 caps
6. Pieter-Steph du Toit Lock DHL Stormers 11 caps
7. Eben Etzebeth Lock DHL Stormers 47 caps
8. Johan Goosen Utility Back Racing Metro (France) 6 caps
9. Bryan Habana Wing Toulon (France) 117 caps (Maybe for another test or two but why waste time?)
10. Francois Hougaard Utility Back Worcester (England) 35 caps
11. Elton Jantjies Flyhalf Emirates Lions 5 caps
12. Steven Kitshoff Prop Bordeaux (France) 1 cap
13. Vincent Koch Prop DHL Stormers/Steval Pumas 2 caps
14. Jaco Kriel Flank Emirates Lions 1 cap
15. Jesse Kriel Centre Vodacom Bulls 12 caps
16. Francois Louw Flank Bath (England) 46 caps
17. Lionel Mapoe Centre Emirates Lions 4 caps
18. Malcolm Marx Hooker Emirates Lions 0 caps
19. Bongi Mbonambi Hooker DHL Stormers 1 cap
20. Teboho Mohoje Flank Toyota Cheetahs 8 caps
21. Franco Mostert Lock Emirates Lions 2 caps
22. Tendai Mtawarira Prop Cell C Sharks 78 caps
23. Lwazi Mvovo Wing Cell C Sharks 17 caps
24. Sikhumbuzo Notshe Flank DHL Stormers 0 caps
25. *Trevor Nyakane Prop Vodacom Bulls 25 caps
26. Rudy Paige Scrumhalf Vodacom Bulls 3 caps
27. Julian Redelinghuys Prop Emirates Lions 5 caps
28. Morne Steyn Flyhalf Stade Francais (France) 61 caps
29. Adriaan Strauss (captain) Hooker Vodacom Bulls 57 caps
30. Duane Vermeulen No 8 Toulon (France) 37 caps
31. Warren Whiteley No 8 Emirates Lions 6 caps
*Subject to medical clearance