Lets look a bit at the performances of players thus far this year - taking into account actual performances. I used a formula - plus for sustained performances and minus for sub-par performances.
* Willie le Roux (Wasps) - Plus 2
* Willemse - Minus 2
* Nkosi - Minus 1
* Mapimpi - Minus 1
* Dyantyi - Minus 2
* Kolbe - Minus
* Hendricks - Minus 2
* Kriel - Plus
* Am - Minus 1
* De Allende - Minus
* Serfontein - Plus
* Esterhuizen - Minus 1
* Pollard - Plus 2
* Jantjies - Minus
* Du Preez - Plus
* De Klerk - Plus
* Reinach - Plus 2
* Van Zyl - Minus 1
* Papier - Too few games
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* Vermeulen - Minus 1
* Dan Du Preez - Plus 1
* P-S du Toit - Plus 2
* Louw - Minus
* Coetzee - Plus
* Kolisi - Plus
* Kriel - Plus 1
* Mostert - Plus
* Etzebeth - Plus 1
* Malherbe - Plus
* Koch - Plus
* Louw - Minus 2
* Marx - Plus 2
* Britz - Plus 1
* Mbonambi - Plus
* Mtawarira - Minus 1
* Kitshoff - Plus 1
* Du Toit - Minus 2
* Nyakane - Minus 1
Backline players
The majority of backline players are in the minus category - some worse than others. We still have a serious problem on the wings and at center. There is thus far no real alternatives showing anything much - some are just worst than others.
The inside backs look more positive - but other than Pollard and to a lesser degree Du Plessis there was nothing new on display, I rate Jantjies below par based on his performances throughout the Super Rugby season - in two matches he was very poor - in the others only slightly better,
Forwards
Amongst the loosies Vermeulen did what he did in the tests in June last year - good in the irst two matches and then he went AWOL. Cannot see him lasting through the Super Rugby series at all.
The locks situation looks somewhat better. Schickerling has been very good and unfortunately De Jager only played in one match - where he was outstanding. Jacques du Plessis looked good - but more often at no 8 than at lock.
The prop situation looks better than the rest and so do the hookers. Back-up seems a problem - but that is not a major one


