The following from News24:-
"Vincent Koch has met up with the Springboks in Port Elizabeth and is in the selection mix for Saturday's clash against the Wallabies.
Koch was added to the squad for the final two matches of the Rugby Championship, and he acknowledged on Tuesday that his call-up came as a surprise.
Currently playing his rugby out of Saracens in England, Koch's inclusion further bolsters the tighthead stocks at the Boks.
Frans Malherbe and Wilco Louw have been the two tightheads that coach Rassie Erasmus has backed most throughout the Rugby Championship so far, but the inclusion of Koch makes for an interesting selection dilemma.
Then there is still Thomas du Toit of the Sharks and Trevor Nyakane, who is nearing a return to full fitness.
"It's a good problem to have. I think the group of tightheads we have at the moment are world class players," Koch said from PE on Tuesday.
"I think any coach of any team would like to have that problem. It's a challenge, but we're all mates and we all just want the best for each other.
"We've got to push each other to the next level because the competition is so good, but that just brings out the best for the player and the for the team as well.
"It's great to be back ... I didn't really expect it. The guys and the coaches have welcomed me with open arms."
There is indeed a Tighthead dilemma for Erasmus. Malherbe is playing very well in scrumming and outside of scrumming - but a back-up is needed and this is where the problem really is. The list of potential back-ups is long and even problematic:-
Wilco Louw
There is no question about Louw's scrumming in the first four to five scrums = thereafter he goes flat and his scrumming deteriorates badly. However, Louw is a liability outside of scrumming and thi was confirmed playing for WP on Saturday when he had a shocker.
Vincent Koch
His call-up is to cover for another shocker by Louw. I suspect he ill be on the bench on Saturday tosee how he perform and may even be used against the AB's, He ahs a very high workl rate outside of scrumming.
Coenie Oosthuizen
He was off for a year with an injury. He obviously will be included in the EOYT squad.
Thomas Du Toit and Trevor Nyakane
In view of the recent deterioration in the scrumming performance of Beast insofar as scrumming is concerned - ot may happen that one of the two or even both are move back to loosejead where they played most of their career thus far.
