Has Carr the clout to be a Bok

The guy is 23 and weighs in at 103 kg. With victor at lock one cannot weaken the pack anymore. In any event although talented I dont think he has the clout. I also dont think he is better than Warren Whitely, 27 years old, 106 kg and Lions captain who is more skilfull etc.

Carr is the same weight as Brussouw but not as tough. He is a linking type of loosie in the bent Read mould but not nearly as good. Whitely is much closer. Whitely did well in his first test.

We could have one loosie of this sort if the tight five was properly configured. Also on the high veldt speed is needed in the loose trio but not against England at Twicks.

Cape Town - Western Province loose forward Nizaam Carr has his sights firmly set on making the Springbok team.

The 23-year-old was on Tuesday night rewarded for a stellar season when he received the MVP and the Players' Player of the Year awards at the annual WP Rugby awards ceremony.

He was last month also invited to train with the Springboks in the build-up to their Rugby Championship Test against Australia at Newlands.

That experience made Carr even more determined to force his way into the Springbok fold.

"I got a nice taste if what it's like and I've got a huge hunger to experience more," he told Die Burger. "It was unbelievable to practice with the Springboks. Coach Heyneke (Meyer) told me positive things and that's a good sign."

What could count in Carr's favour is that he is equally adept at either No 8 or openside flank.

But for now, Carr and his WP team-mates have their sights firmly set on Currie Cup glory. 

They tackle the Sharks at Newlands this weekend but because they have already secured top spot on the overall log, coach Allister Coetzee will rest a few key players, with Carr likely to get a well-deserved rest.

Guppies should win on Saturday if they don' t they are in trouble.

Carr has a quick rugby brain, he sees the opportunities. He is a brilliant S15 player....to me more like Keegan Daniel than Brussouw. And that points to the difficulty at test level. He is ceratinly among our top 10 loosies. I'm not sure he will ever be among our top  four.

As for Marcell he is very much a "sung" hero. He gets heaps of accolades when he goes well. But I don't think our ground game was nearly as good after Louw left. Marcell should be a 6, but he plays like a 7....and as a ball carrier he is pretty ordinary. To me he remains a good player stuck between two stools.

Coetzee is far better than Louw, it is not even close.

Carr is good enough to play for the Boks, but as a 6, he is not big enough for 7 or 8  

3Ku1 your Bok side is almost right but for Louw at 7. PSDT would be better employed there, with Willemse at lock.

Habana has to go as does Hendricks given his defence. The wings should be JP and Senatla, with v/Wyk pushing