Hey Doos please talk me through

Sorry, PsDT was amazing. 

Mostert stole 2 AB lineout throws…..was everywhere on the park and we rolled up the AB scrum from the loosehead side, where Mostert packed…..so much for lack of physicality.

Having said all that Snyman has to start….right now  we have the two best locks in the game in Etzebeth and Snyman.

As for Dud Toit he is once again the designated tackler at the rucks, so his process tackle count is high. But he missed 20% of his tackles. Yesterday he actually successfully took a few lineouts, which is helpful. But honestly the ABs were so pegged into their own 22, his vulnerability in space wasn’t exposed.

Du Toit has great pace for a guy of his size.

Etzebeth, Snyman and Kleyn are all better locks.

I don't like knocking Mostert. He plays for 80 minutes, is good in the lineouts, tackles etc. Only problem is a lack of physicality. It's not fatal five the power of the other tight five players.

Dave your inability to see the obvious is concerning…macular degeneration? I’d do another Mozcroscope but it wouldn’t help. Still the Boks were so dominant yesterday everybody looked good.

Dave even when you attend games your bias prevents you from acknowledging the performance of certain players.

Mostert once again gave it his all.

I would not play Mostert at lock - he is quite useless in that position is he is not physically up to tight five play.   He is too weak to make an impression in tight 5 play.   esterday he looked god in line-outs after the NZ lock was red-carded.    

Nah Dave, he adds value...don't like him much either, as I also think he's a tad small, but he had a good game yesterday.

I would choose Snyman over Mostert….but Mostert would be on the bench. And I would always choose Mostert over the low energy, weak defending poor lineout forward that is Lomp.

Lomp isn’t the best 5 in the Free State. The thing that won the WC was when Lomp was run over by Vunipola and Mostert came on to lead the goal line stand

Mostert is way more physical than Matfield ever was.

Franco MOSTERT is a 32-year-old South African rugby player standing at 1.98 m tall (6 ft 6 in) and weighing in at 112 kg (17 st 8.92 lb; 246.92 lb) , who currently plays for Gloucester Rugby in England as lock. 

"Draad no chance in hell Mostert is more physical than Matfield and Vic was not physical"

There we differ...Matfield was 106kg's and 16 of that was his ego...good player but badly over hyped by the SA media...

CM nice to see you back, trust all is well with you.

Regarding Mostert he is joining the Stormers next season so then you WP folks will be able to see his effort and witness his play in each game at first hand.

That is if he is able to dislodge those two present great WP locks you folks have.

Case closed.

Dave,

         I agree with your lock selection to start ( Eben and RG) but we have to have Mostert in the mix even if it is on the bench.

        Both he and Smith are outstanding players.

Nothing changes from this game. It was a low effort All Black performance with nothing on the line. They've manhandled us physically in all the previous tests and shredded our paper defence. I saw nothing in Steph to change from what was known before. Saffers are too eager to puff up to see the cliff ahead.