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SaRugbyMag - Expected Springbok call ups- Bakkies, Jaque Fourie, Scarra Ntubeni, Louis Schreuder, Gio Aplon

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sharkbok
sharkbokCaptain23,297 posts
27 Oct 2013, 17:33
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27 Oct 2013, 17:33#1

Bakkies Botha and Jaque Fourie are expected to be named in the Springbok squad to tour Europe.

Botha played the last of his 76 Tests for the Boks against Namibia at the 2011 World Cup, before returning to South Africa with an Achilles injury.

The lock then joined Toulon, and was part of their European Cup-winning team last season. He has been in outstanding form for the French club, which hasn't gone unnoticed by Bok coach Heyneke Meyer.

‘I believe Bakkies can still play for the Springboks,' said Meyer in April. 'Eben [Etzebeth] came through brilliantly last year, but how much better can he be with Bakkies mentoring him?’

Fourie recently announced that he had included a clause in his new contract with the Kobelco Steelers that would allow him to be picked for the Boks.

The centre, who has 69 Test caps, had previously made himself unavailable for the national side while he was playing club rugby in Japan.

Meanwhile, Meyer is set to include WP trio Scarra Ntubeni (hooker), Louis Schreuder (scrumhalf) and Gio Aplon (wing/fullback) in his squad, to be announced at 4:30pm on Monday.

Schreuder had a poor Currie Cup final on Saturday, gifting the Sharks an early try when he ran across field and threw a long pass that Charl McLeod intercepted. Aplon and Ntubeni, though, showed good form throughout the tournament.

sharkbok
sharkbokCaptain23,297 posts
27 Oct 2013, 17:35
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27 Oct 2013, 17:35#2
 How does Shreuder get into the picture? Nearly ever time I have seen time he was been poor. Although many of the top coaches like Brendon Venter rate him highly, maybe they have seen him perform at club level or something.
Bakkies is 34 years old, so I cant see the point of his recall given the world cup is another 2 years away.
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Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
27 Oct 2013, 17:37
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27 Oct 2013, 17:37#3
I have thought Schreuder has had a good season, cementing his place ahead of Groom for WP. He might have had an average game yesterday, shit happens  
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Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
27 Oct 2013, 17:42
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27 Oct 2013, 17:42#4
Why does Meyer not just be done with it and select the following Bok side:

15. Kirchner 14. Aplon 13. Fourie 12. Jean 11. Habana 10. Morne 9. du Preez 1. Steenkamp 2. Bismark 3. CJ 4. Bakkies 5. Matfield 6. Schalk 7. Rossouw 8. Spies

This is the kind of conservatism we can come to expect




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polyboyClub Pro601 posts
29 Oct 2013, 00:14
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29 Oct 2013, 00:14#5
 Why take Botha? SA has a rich supply of lock forwards so why not blood another youngster instead. NZ has done OK by not selecting foreign based players and SA has a far bigger pool to chose from.
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