How do we pick 23 from this list?
I have made some corrections by removing those that are no-hopers, and also those that are past their best.
Gelant - Not good enough for test level. Particularly bad in bad weather conditions
Fassi
Kolbe
Arendse
Nkosi- Unprofessional
Green - To White
Moodie
Am
de Allende, It is time to move on from Delande now that the Boks have a backline coach
Willemse
Esterhuizen
David Kriel
Pollard
Libbok
Faf
Williams
Papier
Jantjies
Nohamba
Kitshoff
Ox
Steenkamp
Marx
Mbonambi
Dweba- Not test level
Grobelaar
Venter
Malherbe- Too old, need to move on
Thomas
Wilco
Etzebeth
Lood- living on borrowed time.
RG
Jenkins- Need to move on from him, he has delivered little in the few test opportunities he got
Moerat - Solid, but not sure he is test-level material - but could be good transformation
Ruben v Heerden
Ruan Vermaak
Kolisi- Past his best on the field
Kwagga
Buthelezi- Possible captain in 2028, but not good enough at present
PSDT
Jason Dixon
JL du Preez- The creatine twins lack of finesse and all-round game for test level
Vincent Tsituka
Ruan Venter
Roos
Wiese
Hanekom
Dan du Preez- It is well documented what my verdict here
Elrigh Louw-
Dayamani
Horn
Emmanuel Tsituka
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To think I have left out Willie, Horn, Richard Kriel, Zas, Mapimpi, Henco v Wyk, Jessie Kriel, Similane, Hartzenberg, Janse v Rensburg, Dan du Plessis, Pretorious, Hooker, Goosen, Sacha, Hendrikse, vd Bergh, v Zyl, Burger, Hendrikse, Mchunu, Matanzima, Wessels, Kotze, Aker, Koch, Sadie, Jacobs, Fouche, Andre Smith, JD Schickerling, Kleyn, Ruan Schoeman, Nortje, Grobelaar, v Staaden, Theunissen, Liebenberg, Gumede, Augustus, Morabe, Marcel Coetzee etc
We have too much talent
Yep.....as I've said Rassie has a major problem on his hands and no matter who he selects there'll be a massive outcry of dissatisfaction. And I've also said that our potential world cup winners could be sitting at home watching the games unfold on Telly.
Not sure Dave
My picks would be as follows:-
15 Fassi
14 Kolbe
13 Willemse
12 De Allende
11 Arendse
10 Pollard
9 Mohamba
8 Roos
7 Du Toit
6 Not sure
5 Snyman
4 Etzebeth
3 Malherbe
2 Marx
1 Nche
I think Easmus would look for a captain that would last through to 2027, Who would that be? Maybe Willemse???? It would be the third WC he played in.
"I think Easmus would l;ook for a captain that would alst through to 2027, Who would that be? Maybe Willemse???? It would eb the third WC he played in."
Marx
It is not the quantity of the players, but how do you build a formidable squad. The boks were there or there about, but they weren't formidable under Rassie. They were able to put 3 wins in a row together when it really mattered, but none of those games were run away games like we saw in the Friendly at Twickenham.
Rassie relied on his Stormers players or those who coached at Munster.
I'm more interested to see what team or teams can you build out of this. The guys need to play side by side in order for them become successful.
To think that De Allende and Kriel have been playing since 2015 together in test. Not that I'm a big fan or either or think that they are the best centre combo the boks produced. To me that was Jean De Villiers and Jacquire Fourie. I'll take them any day.
Rumor has it that Victor Matfield is on record stating that he does rate Libbok as the Springbok replacement or backup to Pollard.
Can someone confirm that.
If that is correct who does he suggest as the backup flyhalf.
Thanks.
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