Lambie, Le Roux back for Boks

Lambie, Le Roux back for Boks Wed, 21 Sep 2016 13:51

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Experienced backs Pat Lambie and Willie le Roux were included in a 31-man Springbok squad.

The squad named on Wednesday is for the two remaining home Tests in the Rugby Championship, in October against Australia and New Zealand.

Along with the experienced backline duo, Lodewyk de Jager and Julian Redelinghuys will return in the pack after recovering from injuries - which kept them out of action for between one and four weeks respectively.

The rest of the 28-man tour squad that did duty in the recent away matches against the Wallabies and the All Blacks show only one change.

With Redelinghuys back in the squad, Lourens Adriaanse drops out.

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Willem Alberts, who was called up as a replacement for the Christchurch encounter, remains with the squad.

Springbok coach Allister Coetzee said the selectors have opted for continuity in the squad.

"Although the results have not gone our way so far in the campaign, I think it will be good to keep the current squad together so that we can build continuity," said Coetzee.

"It's great to have players with the experience of Pat and Willie back in the squad.

"The same goes for Julian and Lood, both of whom have played very well for us this year and will add something to the pack.

"Pat has been included in the squad so that our medical and conditioning team can get first-hand feedback.

"We want to ascertain his readiness and confidence for international matches or whether he rather needs to play another match in the Currie Cup for the Sharks," said Coetzee.

Although disappointed with the outcome of the three away matches, Coetzee said the coming two home matches against the Wallabies and All Blacks will provide his team with the chance to deliver improved performances.

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South African squad: Willem Alberts, Damian de Allende, Lodewyk de Jager, Juan de Jongh, Francois de Klerk, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Johan Goosen, Bryan Habana, Francois Hougaard, Elton Jantjies, Steven Kitshoff, Vincent Koch, Jaco Kriel, Jesse Kriel, Patrick Lambie, Willie le Roux, Francois Louw, Lionel Mapoe, Malcolm Marx, Bongi Mbonambi, Teboho Mohoje, Franco Mostert, Tendai Mtawarira, Lwazi Mvovo, Trevor Nyakane, Rudy Paige, Julian Redelinghuys, Morné Steyn, Adriaan Strauss (captain), Warren Whiteley.

 no RJ van Rensburg,...... huge mistake that can cost deadly to the boks,..... thier midfield is a mess

I would have said that what the boks needed was some changes, no continuity, but .....

Malcolm Marx? Wasn't he "deep sixed"?
Pffffffffffffffffffhahahahahahahahahahaha!
As always, we can blame quotas as much as we like but whatever the required numbers, our dumbass coach doesn't pick the right whites or the right blacks.
Who in his right mind would pick the plodder Oupa Mohoje ahead of the dynamic and exciting Skuna Notshe? How does the hopelessly out of form Lwazi Mvovo get picked ahead of Jamba Ulengo who has been sensational again this season?
Lood de Jager gets injured so does Coetzee select the promising young talent RG Snyman? No, he goes back in time and brings back Willem Alberts who is way past his best and doesn't look like he can last 20 minutes. The very ordinary and vastly overrated plodder Francois Louw starts every test while the star SA player of the Super Rugby season - Jaco Kriel - sits on the bench.
Those are just a few glaring examples. There are plenty others. I don't agree with quotas but even without quotas this clown would be getting it wrong!

'The  dynamic and exciting Skuna Notshe'... yep let's play the feeble Notshe, alongside Kriel and Whiteley. Why not go for broke, let's pick the physically least imposing loosie trio we can. Totally clueless.

 Mozart - Just an observation .  Alberts played for near to half the game on Saturday and produced zero - never doing ball protection and recovery and as a matter of fact was no improvement on Mohoje.   So pick him and destroy the back row combination.   He is too slow in pace to be of any use.   That is confirmed by the facts that he made 1 tackle - missing 2 and carried the ball 4 times making 3 meters.  I would rather replace Louw playing for 60 minutes - who made 4 tackles - missing 1 - and carried the ball 3 times for a gain of 1 meter.   At least Kriel made 5 tackles (missing none) in 20 minutes and carried the ball once to make 3 meters.   Besides that Louw also gave away a crucial penalty.   Going for the wrong loosie combination has always been your forte.     

 Exactly Redneck. 
They don't even know who the talented blacks boys are. 
Can it get any more frustrating than this? One would swear they don't watch Currie Cup rugby. 
Ulengo should have been brought into the mix ages ago ... and he would be there on merit. 
Notshe is a little small in my opinion for a blindside flank ... however ... he's a huge step up from the useless Mohoje. Definitely worth giving him a decent run.

 

15     Willie le Roux

14     Francois Hougaard

13     Jesse Kriel

12     Damian de Allende

11     Bryan Habana

10     Johann Goosen

  9      Faf de Klerk

  8      Warren Whiteley

  7      Francois Louw

  6      Jaco Kriel

  5      Lood de Jager

  4      Eben Etzebeth

  3      Julian Redelinghuys

  2      Adriaan Strauss

1          Tendai Mtwarira

 

16      Malclm Marx

17      Stephen Kitshoff

18      Trevor Nyakane

19       Pieter-Steph du Toit,

20       Oupa Mohoje

21       Rudy Paige

22        Patrick Lambie

23       Lionel Mapoe

 

Coetzee should have dropped De Jongh and Mapoe and brought in Rohan Janse van Rensburg.   Then the team would have looked slightly different.    

 

 

Klown, Notshe is 6'3 and over 100kg. He's still only 23 so expect him to get closer to test standards in terms of weight i n the next few years.

From what I've seen he could play #6, #7 or #8 so he's already the ideal player for the Springbok bench . . . and he's the right colour!

Having said that, I would like to see him specialize in one of the loose forward positions . . . just not sure which position that is.

 Redneck ... I read up a bit on the man and see he's been playing rugby most of his young life. From the U/13 Craven week right through to the U/16 and U/18 Craven week in 2010/2011.
I see he's also represented SA Schools against France. 
Most are expecting great things from him.
He seems rather passionate and that as you know is half the battle won. 
I didn't realise he's as tall as you say and yes time will fill him out nicely.
You may be onto something here.


 

 I would definitely prefer Notshe ahead of Oupa - the latter' s name says it all.

Yes Notshe, Kriel and Whiteley.....and all our troubles are over.
LMAOFY!

 Which loosies do you want - give the names so I can LMAO.

 Which loosies do you want - give the names so I can LMAO.

 Haaaaaaaahahahahahaaaa!!!
Louw, Alberts and Schalk ... that's who Mike.

What a combination - I am LMAO.   By the way Alberts played for about 35 minutes on Saturday.  He did not make a single tackle during that time and I thought that defense is a top priority of loosies.  

Duplication

Duplication

 Duplication

 "Although the results have not gone our way so far in the campaign, I think it will be good to keep the current squad together so that we can build continuity," said Coetzee.
The only continuity you are building is ending the game with less points than the other team.. Plank.

 LMAO - Good one Bok BF

 LMAO - Good one Bok BF

 Actually the results have gone our way.....based on what the newbies have dished up we could easily have lost all three of the Irish tests and should and would have lost the home Bargie test if not for the altitude.
We blew up all continuity and now we have nothing. That was the really stupid idea.

 "Klown and Rednek" ,are these Saffa terms of endearment ?Crack me up you guys do hahahahah!

 Me Tarzan, you Jane style dialogue....in truth they are both clowns.

 Who blew up all continuity?

The flavour of the day movement that gave us Goosen, Mapoe, Jantjies, Allende, Kriel, Malherbe, Koch, Jaco Kriel and Mohoje....you know the movement which counts you as an ardent supporter.

 Whose "flavour of the day" are you speaking of?
Yours? 
Besides these boys not being close to our best, they would easily put 50 over your tired and elderly ... and I very much doubt Japan would come within 30 pts of them.  

Found a home yet?

Not our best? No I forgot Maakniks your big pick...apologies.

 Mozart - You are being impossible and your stories are viciously inaccurate.   The Springboks did not lose the test series against the Irish and the loss against Australia was no worse than the loss last year,   So what else are you on about.  There was no doubt a vast improvement in the AB's rugby with the retirement of some of their own oldies,   They wiped the floor with all teams they played against = not only the Springboks.   The present squad is NO WEAKER than Meyer's squad was last year and the squad losing this year was bar the AB's not wiped the floor with like happened against the relevant teams last year and the Irish in 2014.   I would - if I were you - being rather ashamed of your favourites of the day last year and would not continu e in the way you are doing this year,  

 Mozart - You are being impossible and your stories are viciously inaccurate.   The Springboks did not lose the test series against the Irish and the loss against Australia was no worse than the loss last year,   So what else are you on about.  There was no doubt a vast improvement in the AB's rugby with the retirement of some of their own oldies,   They wiped the floor with all teams they played against = not only the Springboks.   The present squad is NO WEAKER than Meyer's squad was last year and the squad losing this year was bar the AB's not wiped the floor with like happened against the relevant teams last year and the Irish in 2014.   I would - if I were you - being rather ashamed of your favourites of the day last year and would not continu e in the way you are doing this year,  

There is no point in whining and trying to convince us this team is the same as last year Tokkie. It's not.  

 The team is definitely not the same as last year - but the team is on par at least with the team that lost tests against the same teams last year - some with a smaller margin than happened last year.   The present team would definitely not lose against JAPAN.

 Who do we have left of Mozart's tired and elderly?
Beast, Strauss, Louw, Alberts, Morne and Habana. That's 25% of the team wasted on geriatrics. ... wasted on players who can't keep up ... 
All 6 are part of the match 23 .. of which 4 are part of the run on team.
Madness. 
We have vastly superior players playing Currie Cup. 
Is it any wonder we're seeing a collapse.  
7 played ... 4 lost ... with 2 lucky wins. 
It could easily have been 6 lost from 7 matches.
I would not be surprised to see us lose the next 2. We could easily end up with 6 losses from 9 played ... thanks to Mozart's coach and his tired and elderly.
 

We have vastly superior players playing the CC.....same argument as last year. That gave us Mapoe, Jantjies, Mostert, Kriel, Whiteley, Mohoje.
Nope we don't have undiscovered diamonds just waiting to be picked......none of those guys above would have made a decent Bok team. 
Completely delusional.

 The only delusional person on this site are you.  Nobody on this site is in favour of inclusion of the players - bar Whiteley - mentioned by you.   What you are writing on this site is so garbled one can hardly believe it.   You refer to Lambie - but then came iup with the classic that the matchwinnng 55 meter penalty - after a major Matfield bugger-up in a line out put the AB's in the lead in the 2014 Ellis Park test - was according to you not a "pressure kick".   The try-saving tackle by Goosen on Kerevi in the recent Aussie test was a "poor tackle"   Start being objective and you will not come up with BS like the above.   Just two examples mentioned - but there are scores more.      

Oh now nobody on this site was in favour of those players?  All you newbie jockies  were in favour of little Jaco Kriel for example.  You wanted Swiel, Liggies, Jordaan, the du Preez twins, Reinach, Taute and a whole bunch of other flops you have conveniently forgotten. 

The funny thing is HM never got it all right....but his critics are much more deluded. Hell RooiAAS wants Whiteley, Kriel and Notsche. Dave thought Janrjies was going to change everything.
CC wanted Maakniks, Mapoe and Mostert. Clueless stuff from the barking dogs.

 And you wanted De Jongh and Fat Fransie  - plus all the over-the hill oldies in the team - Matfield was such a disaster one had to laugh at your stupid adoration.   Meyer was bad - very bad - but Coetzee is disastrously bad.  Two of the worst Springbok coaches ever.   

 This is the sort of naive rubbish we have been subjected to....imagine being the slack-jawed, bandy- legged Welsh dwarf who  that wrote this....LMAOFY!

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Rooinek
 
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Posts: 3885RE: How good are the du Preez twins
February 10, 2016, 19:41:33

They both look like fantastic prospects. The Kiwis have the Ioane brothers and we have these du Preez monsters. 

Imagine being the slack-jawed imbecile who reckons there's no talent to replace the old time retirees in this country?

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 Welsh dwarf ... ???
Let me guess ... you're taller than him ... right?
By how much, Mozart?
0.000021578cm??
You must be so proud!!!

LMAO!

Moffie does seem to have a thing with his height. I can confirm he is a weedy little specimen but he should be less worried about his lack of stature and more worried about the fact that he's the spitting image of Angela Merkel.