Rugby Championship - Australaisa games

I was hopping mad to see that Meyer persisted with his squad for Argentina and added two foreign-based players to the Australasia leg of the Championship. We really have a problem here. One assume that due to injuries Kirchner and Rallepele has not gone to Europe yet - but I have a feeling they were not around in SA anymore. With five players having to travel from Argentina directly to France - there is already a problem. There are to be a training programme for the squad tomorrow and Friday in Johannesburg. After a dismal performance in Argentina - training is absolutely essential- but the Johannesburg progamme will not produce the required results since the players really in need of further instruction is not available. The French-based players are said to be in Brisbane only on Tuesday - so they will be out of training before Wednesday. That means Meyer is going into the Brisbane test with a totally under-prepared squad. As per normal - Meyer picked players regardless of performances and capacity. His insistence on players like Kruger, Steenkamp, Vermaak and Kirchmer is unbelievable. There are better local-based players in SA - yet he has to pick them. Is it because of their ex-bulls contracts or what? I really am surprised he ddi not include De Jongh as well. And he is keeping Alberts - despite his zeroeffectiveness as a loosie - the top ball carrier who made no impression in that Department of the game - the bone-crushing tackler who has an absolutely useless tackling record. With this squad in mind I am going to pick Meyer's team for the match in Brisbane:- 15 Zane Krichner 14 Bjorn Basson 13 JJ Engelbrecht 12 Jean de Villiers 10 Morne Steyn 9 Ruan Pienaar 8 Duane Vermeulen 7 Willem Alberts 6 Francois Louw 5 Juandre Kruger 4 Eben Etzebeth 3 Jannie Du Plessis 2 Adriaan Strauss 1 TYendai Mtawarira Repacements : 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Gruthro Steenkamp, 19 Flip van der Merwe, 20 Siya Kolisis, 21 Jano Vermaak, 22 Jan Serfontein, 23 Pat Lambie I still think Meyer will not play Le Roux - either in the team or from the bench. His preferred full back always was Kirchner and he is absolutely attached to Basson. So goodbye Le Roux. Anyway - I can see a disaster coming and a very bad one at that. One thing I know is if the above team lost by less than 20 points against the Wallabies I would be as surprised as hell. And the loss at Eden Park will even be bigger. So carry on Meyer and keep on digging -your own grave - it would soon be deep enough for usage.

 CM my bru - cheer up !!  #2 in the world, 8 game win streak, some promising backline signs in the June Tests and first Argie test. No right to expect to win at either Suncorp where we never have or Eden Park where its been 80 years since the last one but this is a better team than last year. I firmly believe that and we have a legitimate shot at winning one of these two matches and pushing for the Rugby Championship title. We have the points difference tie breaker firmly in our possession.

 

Really hope you're wrong about LeRoux by the way.