15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Franco Mostert, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Marvin Orie, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Trevor Nyakane
Substitutes: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Frans Malherbe, 19 Nicolaas van Rensburg, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Dan du Preez, 22 Jaden Hendrikse, 23 Damian Willemse
Orie and Lood... together? Oh lawd!
As I stated before the ist test team was an experimental team - the second one - bar the absence of Snyman, Vermeulen and Du Toit is probably the be st team we can field - but there were some deficiencies in the team that played in the 1st test which is not in the second test.
I still think the weak spots in the team for the second test is Ori at lock and Mostert as a loosie.- his open-field defense is way too poor . I was hoping that Snyman will be back as a back-up for Etzebeth - but he is still out..
The fact is that the 6-2 bench is back - with Willemse the all round player. Frans Steyn was so poor in the 1st test he was left out of the bench selection.
So Etzebeth isn’t in your best team Pervert?
Sorry I left out Etzebeth as one of he missing players. I was mainly thinking of the three injured players who are not available yet. Etzebeth is just been rested.
By the way all of the remaining tests in the RC after the second Argentina test on Satiuday will be played in Australia. New Zealand is off limits because of Covid.
To think we have better locks our there that would do a far better job at 4.
Expecting a lot of penalties from Marvellous
Got to laugh at ou Lister.
If Pollard is injured, it will mean Willemse will play at 10. His worst games have been at 10.
Thomas DuToit starting at tighthead prop could be a disaster. Like Nykani, he is better at loosehead, although Nykani is probably better on both sides.
Maybe he will switch during the game, but not very likely as Rassie will want his starting team players for Australia to get some game time.
Wilco Louw should have been given another shot, given he played well last week.
Having Wilco Louw on the bench to replace Malherbe against Australia/All Blacks would be ideal.
Dave you missed the du Preez twins.
