Bokke won't do well at the next WC

Chill...we're gonna be in the last 4 atleast.

Plum as you might have guessed, I  agree we have already lost time on succession planning. And players like Etzebeth come along very rarely. If the group you mentioned can all play at their current level almost 3 years from now,  it would be a miracle. More likely they would be like Vermeulen in 23, still useful, but not the player he was in 2019

We won’t replace like for like. And we are bound to be weaker in some positions….I see no great new locks on the horizon.

But there were plenty of soft spots in our 2023 performance. For example we had no game on the deck. And we were carrying a passenger in Kolisi who made one run in the three knockout games.

Our play was massively weighted to defense, it shouldn’t be hard to be more effective playing with the ball.

So I remain hopeful. This year is likely to be tough and may just be the motivation we need to  really change rather than pursuing the window dressing we saw in 24..

Our captain for 27 needs to be settled this year. And whether Brown is really adding value.

Te fact is I do not thik thin gs are s di, as it seems to be. to some people,  Before the 2019 RWC  npdbody  gav the  Sprin gb oks to win and they did.   Before the 2023 a lot of\ players  waas at te time injued hen tehs qud was submitted and some of the injued players had very little gme time - for example Pollard a key playe waa not involved in any rugby for months and he was not in the  squad in the last week in May 2023 as a result.   IN the first match pf the eries Mrx were injured and replaced by Pollard in the squad,   We had to use only one real hooker in the squad as.a esult and whwn Bongi was injured leaving the team without  hooker for most of the final.

e have many younger players coming through the anks and in fact are the enwy of the wrld when it cmes to the talennt pool.   As long as the Springboks remain the number 1 team in the world - they will remain in contention n 2027. 

Who/where are they?

I don't see them.

All Springbok front row of Gerhard Steenekamp, Johan Grobbelaar and Wilco Louw.

Starting front row

Ox, Wessels and Wilco. 

On the bench. 

Steenekamp, Marx, Tomas Du Toit.

Of course other contenders could force their way in. 

I don't really see a problem with props barring injuries. 

Eben, again barring injury, will still be a viable bench player

Our locks will be up to standard. 

Loosies no problem. Here again Du Toit will be a valuable bench player. 

Backs will be very good and hopefully Kolbe will make it. 

We will also of course have the REDOUBTABLE Rassie. Rassie will continue the process of sifting through our player base and building the 2027 squad. 

Of course to make doubly sure all goes well Rassie should be given a direct line to Mozzietard and Mampara power. Bwahahahahaha. Have these two got anything right!!! 

Chris

Dave you forgot Mostert for the next WC.