Name your EOYT squad
If it was me, I'd put the following players in cotton-wool for next years Rugby Championship:
Ox, Bongi, Eben, PSdT, Kolisi, Pollard, DDA, Am, Kriel and Cheslin.
I see you included Damian Willemse. Will he be fit in November? Hope so. To me he's our best player. Willemse at #12 solves just about every problem we have in the backline.
I agree with a lot of your picks but think I might have Rabs Maxwane ahead of Tambwe and a few other alternatives. Also hope you're right about Siya Masuku but I have my doubts he'll get the nod.
I believe we have two potential Springbok superstars in Sacha FM and Cameron Hanekom. Hope Hanekom gets recognized and hope he and Sacha can play in the same Springbok team sooner rather than later.
Shows how often I watch the Hapless Stompies. That is great news!
I'd make him captain in the #12 jersey with Hooker on the bench. If any thing happens to a wing then Hooker replaces him. If anything happens to anyone else, Willemse replaces him and Hooker goes to #12. Sorted. All I need is a backup scrumhalf and I can play a 6-2 split with some confidence.
So my matchday 22 for the games against Scotland and England (everyone else in the squad can get a start against the woeful Welsh):
15 Fassi, 14 Edwill, 13 Moodie, 12 Willemse (c), 11 Arendse, 10 Manie, 9 Hendrikse; 8 Hanekom, 7 Louw, 6 Kwagga, 5 RG, 4 van Heerden, 3 Jacobs, 2 Marx, 1 Mchunu.
16 AH Venter, 17 Steenkamp, 18 TdT, 19 Nortje, 20 E Tshituka, 21 V Tshituka, 22 Williams, 23 Hooker
A squad will normally include
6 props
3 Hookers
3 Locks
5 Loosies
3 Scrummies
3 Flyhalfs
3 Centers
5 Outside Backs
So a squad size normally would be 30 to 33 players, If you have to reduce the number of players to the mentioed range who would you like to see in the squad?
I spoke to Frans Malherbe's father last week and he told me his son was already told he would be going to the UK in November/
Dave
What is so difficul and why do you call me scum?
Maaik, he was responding to the spammer...all spam posts has been deleted since.
Frans is the best TH in the game, but I'm a huge fan of Wilco...he should be Frans's understudy...and I would like him to join the squad sooner than later...Koch is Mr Incredible, but both him anf Frans is getting on....
Thomas the Tank is too tall for a 3 for my liking, but that's just a gut feeling...shouldn't be a reason for holding him back.
It's purely perceived optics then...and yes, he's proven to be good, but I think Wilco is better...bias, I know...both Bolanders, but Wilco comes from the right side of the m ountains.
When is the squad selected ?
Nee man, die gewone water...die Breërivier se water is so sterk , die boere daar rond moet dit met brandewyn verdun.
Was there last year...drove my boet to drop his laaitie at the koshuis...he couldn't drive, both his arms were in casts after a motorcycle acident...and I got a speeding fine...
I used to pass trough quite regularly for work in the past , but I changed jobs at the end of last year, so it's probably gonna be way less now.
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