I don't see

any sense in selecting a WC backline Trifecta at 10,12 and 13, there were no tries on tap during the WC why would things change, seems like a square peg round hole kinda selection, Pollard the penalty machine vs scoring tries and being rewarded with a bonus point. That aside what exactly is he trying to prove stepping back into the past?

The Kiwis won't lie down, they're hurting and will be coming with all cylinders firing in the first half,  I just hope they won't get too far ahead on the scoreboard for the Boks to pull them back like last week.

AB's by 10

GL Bokke!

I think thaat change to te starting backline line-up would be replaced quickly if they bugger up badly.    Pollard is not half the flyhalf he was in 2019  and is bound to be a square peg in a  round hole.   Willie has the pace of a slow forward and he is another square peg in  around hole.    I cannot see how that would improve the backline performances.

If the Sprigboks win the test tomorrow it wil indeed be a miracle - another Irish experience from June will be repeated.    Hope the AB's win wil be by 7 or less points.

Gets worse when Sacha should have been MOM last week.....also wondering if Williams, Moodie and Kolbe will suffer diluted performances playing alongside three Dinosaurs.