Potential Springbok Performances in Super Rugby - Rounda 1 and 2

The updated  list of players are as follows:-

Sharks

Here we can look at the following players:-

*   Mapimpi     -    Plus 2   - try scored

*   Nkosi         -    Plus 2   - try scored

*   Am            -    Plus 1   - 2 try assists -defense a shambles

*   Esterhuizen -   Minus 1 -  made one good run then lost possession - defense a shambles

*   Du Preez     -   Plus 1  -  goal kicking very good.

*   Schreuder   -   Plus 1  -  good service and played a major role in one try,

*   Mtawarira   -   Plus 2  -   good scrumming

*   Oostuizen   -   Plus 2  -   good scrumming

*   Akker         -   Plus 1  -  Two tries scored -  few disciplinary problems 

Bulls

*    Kriel          -    Plus 2

*    Pollard      -     Plus 2

*    Papier       -     Plus  1

*    Vermeulen  -   Plus  1

*    De Jager      -  Plus  2

*    Nyakane      -   Minus 1

*    Brits             -   Plus 1

I did not rate Speckman since he was not in any Springbok squad yet  

Stormers

*    De Allende      Plus 2

*    Du Toit         -  Plus 2

*    Schixkerling  -  Plus 1

*   Willemse         -  Minus 1

*    Louw              -  Minus 2 

*   Kolisi               -  Minus 2                 

The rest were not worth rating - probably all minus2 or worse.

Lions

*    Duante           -   Plus 1

*    Mapoe           -    Minus 2

*    Jantjies           -   Minus 1

*    Whitely          -   Plus  3

*    Marx              -   Plus  2

*    Smith              -  Plus  3

Esterhuizen's defence was immense. Your criteria is suspect. "Defence a shambles"? How do we assess that? Too much wiggle room for subjectivity, bias. André made strong stops; Damian made weak process tackles. Am was also quite good defensively, and showed a capacity for the draw and pass, getting his wings away. This is a significant improvement on Kriel. 

The Shark scrum was actually quite poor. Coenie was struggling. In fact, the Shark set piece was a very poor platform all game.