Missed opportunities

We seem to have a settled squad with only a few openings available The A side was meant to provide some answers but in the end, an unprepared and disjointed side proved very little At fullback Willie looks settled, with Willemse an option and Fassi the A side option. Missed opportunity for me is not giving Fassi more game time but one of the worst calls is not investing in Gelant as a fullback option. I’d be very happy with Willie, Fassi and Gelant as our fullback options On the wing, we have established players in Mapimpi and Kolbe and to lesser extent Nkosi. The find of the year has been Arendse, who is another Kolbe. Moodie has had a sniff Missed opportunity for me is Tambwe who is lighting up French rugby at the moment. Passport issues seem to be keeping him out of the Bok picture At centre we have incumbents de Allende and Am, with Jessie Kriel getting game time at 13, but failing to impress. At 12 Esterhuizen has had a sniff. We have failed to identify a good back up to Am at 13. Opportunity missed here is Rohan Janse v Rensburg - he would have been a better option than Kriel as would Henco v Wyk At 12 missed opportunities include not giving Willemse a run at 12 and failing to give Esterhuizen more time there. At flyhalf Pollard is the incumbent, with Jantjies the deputy. Willemse has been given an extended run there. Libbok has had a sniff, with the opportunity missed not giving him more test time. At 9 Faf is in charge with Hendrikse and Reinach his deputies. Jantjies has struggled and there are a number of handy 9’s who could add depth Props are pretty settled with Ox, Kitshoff, Malherbe and Koch used. Nyakane seems to have slipped. Missed opportunity is not giving Thomas du Toit more game time and not picking Wilco Louw as an option Like the props the hookers are settled in Mbonambi and Marx. Dweba was given a taste but was thrown under the bus. Missed opportunity was not easing Dweba into test rugby not throwing him in the deep end. It’s a pity Grobelaar is injured as he looked really good before the injury. He adds something different, being smaller and more mobile than our main 3. At lock Eben and Lood stand tall, with Mostert filling in. I’m not a fan of Mostert given his lack of physicality but he is there to stay unfortunately. I hope we see the return of RG Snyman sooner than later. Orie was a pathetic selection giving rise to the missed opportunity in not selecting the very physical and impressive Jason Jenkins, who at least got a sniff with the A side. He is equally at home at 4 or 5. Moerat has had a sniff, I like him but he is no Jenkins. Amongst the loosies, the incumbents include Kolisi, PSDT, Wiese and Kwagga. Elrigh Louw, v Staaden and Roos have had a sniff. Missed opportunity was not giving Roos more test time especially considering it was wasted on Fourie. The du Preez twins once again proved what massive missed opportunities they are after being standouts for the A side So to sum up, missed opportunities to invest include Gelant at fullback Tambwe on the wing Rohan Janse v Rensburg at 13, Willemse and Esterhuizen at 12 Libbok at 10 Thomas du Toit and Wilco Louw at prop Jason Jenkins at lock Roos, Elrigh Louw and the du Preez twins as loosies

Esterhuizen is a quality player and should have been given more starts for the Boks He literally makes the Prem team of the week every week here playing for Quin’s Your take on him is rubbish