15 Damian Willemse, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Canan Moodie, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitshoff
Substitutes: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Jean Kleyn, 20 RG Snyman, 21 Marco van Staden, 22 Cobus Reinach, 23 Willie le Roux
I am surprised to see Reinach on the bench. I would have rather given Grant Williams another test cap.
Will be interesting to see how Moodie goes at 13. That could create a spot for Arendse on the wing.
The back row is a write-off. Poor halfbacks and vulnerability on the edge. The back three are there for the taking.
4 locks and Du Toit who can p lay lock is an interesting call. Who covers number 8 - Mostert?
Cobus Reinach. Cobus needs to put in a big game. Personally I don't think he has been contributing enough and doesn't pose the threat on attack a player with his pace should.
Rassie is obviously testing players. Esterhuizen gets a great chance to shine. Moodie at 13 is going to be very interesting. Pace to burn in this backline.
The back three are there for the taking opines Deus. Guess they have a glass jaw and soft underbelly hey Deus!
Against the wee abs I would like to a have a fast, physical number 8.
Roos comes closest to this?
Esterhozen and Moodie at 13 are inconvenient pressures being put on Harrassmiss…..so he dumps them in with little game time in one case and no game time in position in the other case…..against the ABs.
If they fail it was an experiment gone wrong….if they succeed it’s another Harrassmiss stroke of genius.
If this was a serious idea it would have been tried against Wales. Instead we are stuck with Dead End Allende and the suddenly overhyped, but still ordinary, Kriel.
I'm really curious to know who the starting 15 will be come the world cup.
Wonder how Moodie will do at 13.
Willemse back at 15 where he should settle into given he played there all season for the Stormers.
Dud Toit’s interception and try are getting a lot of press. He was literally lifted over the line by Snyman. What’s missing in the discussion is that he was over the line twice more and unable to force the try. And time and again against a pathetic Welsh team his ball carries amounted to nothing. We can’t continue with this upright, low power, no step runner ans our primary forward ball carrier.
The centres aren't partnered as such, so it isn't a problem. Can Moodie fulfill his duties? He'll be working primarily with the outside backs and a forward, often Kolisi or Steph. He'll be tested in his decision making and his ability to stop with a range of tackles. There doesn't seem to be a respect for the challenges of the position. A weak 13 can ruin the entire team. I don't have a problem with Kriel, but will reserve judgement of both until after the game. This is Moodie's big chance. It's just a shame we have to suffer the useless Arendse, even more so the loose trio. At present that could be the weakest Bok loose trio I've ever seen.
PTSD is a flatline. His very best, which was in a woeful 80 minutes by the Boks against a mediocre New Zealand, isn't anything to write home about. Having a ball thrown into one's arms isn't skillful.
Because they are stupid.
Who will the all blacks pick is the big question. Will they continue to pick there best players?
They have not rotated so drastically like SA and normally only make 5 changes from the team that played before.
I am pretty sure I have never posted about DA ever, if I have can you point me to it.
I avoid commenting on players from other nations in general unless it's against us in a particular game simply because I don't see enough of their play throughout the year to form an opinion one way or the other.
If I watch a game as a neutral I might pass a comment or two on 1 or 2 players but only on their play in that game.
Spot on Deus….the Rugby press who form public opinion (fans are even stupider) are a bunch of sheep repeating the same pablum. Does one ever read anything complex from these idiots, anything analytical….just a bunch of establishment hoo-ha.
I use to work in broadcasting and publishing, namely sky and then some folks at the Guardian and ITV. Most of these sport journos do a cut and paste job and just brush through the game. They like to built a player up and put a lot of hype around him.
I do like this Youtube guy TAS, especially when he does the player tracking just to show you how players affect the game.
Especially us arm chair coaches that think we know everything. We don't see the entire field or able to see what players are do off the ball, at scrum time, in the mauls, where are they in the defence. What lines are they running.
So from a fan perspective, what I see of Damian, there is nothing of the highlight real to be honest, but then again, I don't see the full width of field.
Where as Andre gets the ball going and into a lot of space, but I don't see him through out the game and where he is. So we just need to trust the coaches.
We don't see the entire field or able to see what players are do off the ball, at scrum time, in the mauls, where are they in the defence. What lines are they running.
Speak for yourself Korn
Do you honestly think Rassie would shift a slow player to 13 when need be
Yes. I do. Just look what he did with the loose forwards, especially 6 and 7. We may as well be coached by a actual moose.
Delande is a utility player who could play loose forward or outside centre, but he is not a playmaker.
His kick which resulted in the Kreil try, should have been an early pass to his outside centre, or held on longer and drawn defenders. Delande some how managed to destroy the overlap.
This was an example of poor option-taking. Quick hands were all that was needed to allow Kriel to draw and pass to put the left wing away.
The All Blacks or any quality side would easily have countered that kick, but it resulted in Kriel scoring against a Welsh B-team.
Delande is far too prone to getting involved in rucks or getting trapped at the bottom of rucks by constantly going to groun, instead of passing to a loose forward if he is not going to gain metres.
An inside centre should be organising the backline alongside the flyhalf.
