Rassie Erasmus rewards 11 uncapped players with Springboks alignment camp

Forwards: Eben Etzebeth, Siya Kolisi, Ox Nche, Kai Pratt, Emmanuel Tshituka, Vincent Tshituka, Johan Grobbelaar, Cameron Hanekom, Elrigh Louw, Wilco Louw, Siphosethu Mnebebele, Ruan Nortje, Gerhard Steenekamp, Marco van Staden, Cobus Wiese, Jan-Hendrik Wessels, Paul de Villiers, Ben-Jason Dixon, Neethling Fouche, Frans Malherbe, Ntuthuko Mchunu, Salmaan Moerat, Riley Norton, Zachary Porthen, Evan Roos, Bathobele Hlekani, Asenathi Ntlabakanye, Ruan Venter.

Backs: Andre Esterhuizen, Aphelele Fassi, Jaden Hendrikse, Jordan Hendrikse, Ethan Hooker, Makazole Mapimpi, Edwill van der Merwe, Grant Williams, Jaco Williams, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Sebastian de Klerk, Cheswill Jooste, Canan Moodie, Handre Pollard, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Markus Muller, Cobus Reinach, Damian Willemse, Quan Horn, Haashim Pead, Morne van den Berg .

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Moerat again...WTF...poletics...we have better locks excluded.

The following is Undr 20 players or vey young to be in the Springbok squad:-

Kai Pratt, Riley Norton, Haashim Pead, Markus Muller

Moerat i not worth selection.

Kai Pratt looks like a really dynamic loosehead, lets see what Oom Daan can get out of him on the plaas.

Also stoked to see Norton in the camp. Unlikely we'll see either of them in the Summer though, maybe Autumn internationals if at all.

Agree with both above about Moerat. He's had enough chances to show nothing of substance.

Roos there, so some will be happy.

But my man Venter is there too and that makes me very happy.

Interesting to see if Venter shuts Roos down again this weekend.

Venter is the name I was looking for, Dud Toit clearly still recovering from his surgery….it opens the door.

Or perhaps it’s a Japanese issue…..Dud Allende also not there.

Overseas based players are going to have a virtual camp I believe.

Roos, Venter, Hanekom, de Villiers and Louw all invited. Life is good.

Indeed Xavi...who else can boast that kind of talent coming through?

Indeed Xavi...who else can boast that kind of talent coming through?

Markus Muller is a very exciting player. It’s tough for players like Henco van Wyk, Johnathon Roche and Jurie Matthee, who is ten times the better flyhalf than Manie Libbok. Then I see a totally out of form Fassi there?? Very happy about Quan Horn.

Moeras’s selection is pure quota and definitely a big mistake, especially if you have locks like Ruben van Heerden, Reinhardt Ludwig, Corne Rahl, Adre Smith and the young Baby Bok star AJ Meyer available and fit. WTF, Dr Lucky?!

So again it’s the utter useless Moeras, Lomp and the not in his prime Eben?? Evan “Berserker” Roos that runs flat out with his red face and not much impact?... Not sure about him at all. Very happy for Paul De Villiers.

Luckily Venter is there that manhandled Roos.

Also, you have that fat bus, substance abuser, Asenathi there and over the hill Malherbe, but left an in form Hanro Jacobs and in form young gun Corne Weibach out??

Happy for Wilco, Steenekamp and Mchunu, they deserve it. What about in form Andre Hugo Venter, a top class hooker?

Then I cringe to see the inclusion of Dud and Jessica, our two resident robots.

The shit again flowsd live lava from the lips of some members. First of all foreign club plaers re not included in the alignment campmembers are not included in the alignment camp.

Du Toit ad his operation and Mozzart joy in the fact that he as injured is based on standard B S a per normal. He is already back in training in aspects not effectng his left shoulder/ Luiely to be bck in fil training by May 2026,

What is mpre important is the fact that youn g player gt recognition for their performances and what happen is that the briliant Springbok coaching team invites them to tha kind of camp and then set them on a specific training program which is then caried on by the francjise coaching set-ups.

Those players in the alignment camp wil get special attention over he enxt 18 months and I will be delighted to see players like De Villiers and Muller develop ove th next 18 months,

As to 13 centers I am ot overly impressed with what has been produced thus far onfranschise level, Muller is a class act and the center for the future,

Beggar's believe on how Moerat is still in the Picture, he is nothing but a construct and a political placement similar to Luke Watson, not to that extreme but even from his school days his been propped as given the next generation an opportunity and how his dad and uncles missed out on representing western province and the boks. They want you belief that South Africa would have been so much stronger if the Moerat were in the picture and that Samon Moerat is there answer to SA rugby woes.

and this is the propaganda piece that I have been talking about

https://rugby365.com/herbex-player-profile/salmaan-moerat-family-comes-first/

https://www.sarugbymag.co.za/black-legend-ikraam-moerat/

Look how his family is seen as the unlucky ones and it is their destiny to become a bok.

But there are no articles on his actual performance or man of the match. Just media hype after another based on this family ties and history as a disadvantage person. Don't see any merit in his selection.

The family must have some strong political sway there in WP land

Not only in Cape Town...the Moslem community has powerful connections going all the way to the top...a pity they're forcing the issue because he's not a bad player, but he's not ready yet ...he captains the Stormers wen fit... didn't he captain the Bokke as well once? I hope he comes back to better form soon, as it looks like they are going to persist with him.

Moerat is not setting the world alight with his lock play. He is not only injury prone, but not a world class lock.

The Stormers highest accolade was the URC title and Kitshoff was the Captain. When will this so called future "Bok Captain" be ready??

He is already 27 and not on the level of RG or Eben...not to mention a Ruben van Heerden and Adre Smith who regularly outtrumps him at the Stormers.

Yet again his Family shamelessly use a political agenda to promote his status instead of hard professional form on the field...

Do you ever see White players or there families cry wolf and bring politics into sport?? No you don't...they work hard and play hard...that's it. He is giving players of Colour, a bad name.

To all people and players of colour, stop playing the victim card...Apartheid is over 30 years already, get over yourselves.

Nobody gonna ask about JJ?

Meanwhile Seb and Horn both there.

Yes MoeRAT is not showing he is Bok material. Lacks the warrior spirit.

My good friend Plumpster is very worried that the return of Allende may SIDELINE AE and all Plumpsters hopes of AE as captain would crumble.

Rassie is handling a very difficult and delicate renewal programe. How will Caolpta8n Kolisi fare this year? Can anybody but a black captain South Africa on a regular basis without the ANC getting involved in rugby. Time will tell.

I thought the Frans Malherbe had retired or should have.

MoeRat is a political joke and not a Springbok lock.

Pity Erasmus has all taken all this time to understand that Andre Esterhuizen is the best center around.

He was injured ...Rassie probably want to give a final game at home to say goodbye...if he's still up to it when he returns ... he'll have to prove his fitness first tho, but he deserves a send-off... he's earned it ...loyal servant of our Bokke.

You know AE is the rightful heir to the throne, Beeno.

Well unfortunately any Stormers team without Moerat's forward play superiority is sure to come under pressure and fade.