Libbok is poor reading play, poor under any kind of pressure and has zero physical presence. He doesn't do anything especially well on attack. A scripted pass from pre-determined phase sequences is nothing special. He is a big fat zero in a backline that has shown nothing.
The coaches are completely brain dead. Libboks recent kicking woes have not really helped his cause at all.
His kicking boot imploded during the URC finals and cost the Stormers a few games and the final.
Then they have been messing around with Willemse who is even worse as a kicker. Our next option is Faf or Kolbe who are not kickers.
How do you go to the world cup with out a kicker.
Robert Du Preez is one of the leading kickers in the prem. Even though Goosen have been out of form, his place kicking is still above 85%. What was the point of having Elton in camp when they could have roped in a back up kicker
Libbok is a very, very sad state of affairs. This is the worst-case scenario. What a reward for such shambolic performances. A s for Kolisi, at his best, he is a very poor loose forward; after an injury lay-off? Do you feel confident? Pollard is worth a chance, as his ceiling is much higher than anyone else's.
So here is my final picks based on this Saturdays match.
Props
Kittshoff, Ox, Malherbe, Koch, Thomas Du Toit
Hooker
Marx, Bongi, Dweeb
Locks
Etzebeth, Kleyn, RG, PSDT
Back row
Van Staden, Vermeulen, Kwagga, Wiese, Jean Luc, (Kolisi)
Scrum half
Faf, Reinach, Williams
Flyhalf
Libbok, Willemse, (Pollard)
Centres
Esterhuizen, Kriel, Am, De Allende
Outside backs
Willie, Kolbe, Moodie, Arendse
We have 3 players that have touched a ball yet this season in Ox, Kolisi and Am.
If Ox doesn’t make it then Am should get a crack.
I have moved PSDT to lock and want a more imposing physical 7. Jean Luc is my pick, but Vermeulen can go there too.
Roos is the one player I want there but he is not versatile enough and I don’t want to have 3 eight man when we have Kwagga that can cover 8.
No room for Orie or Lomp in my team
I also don’t see the value of having Deon Fourie, penalty machine.
I hope Kolisi can get time and be fit in time.
I left ou Hendrikse because he hasn’t played at all.
Pollard and the lack of a backup flyhalf is my biggest concern
I would have also like to try Marx at 6
Why do you want Kolisi in the team?
Simple.
He will be in the team for his performance in singing the national anthem.
We should have tried Marx at 6 ages ago…he is athletic enough to cover the ground and clearly our best fetcher against the big boys. Kolisi is a symbol who does something useful by accident every 4 games or so,
I've seen him standing around watching Eben rallying the troops, and yanking on the refs shorts timidly trying to get his attention.
Moz we know nothing about the players as leaders....
Kolisi is a born leader
Wow, that's a bit of an own goal, even by Saddex's standards!
I see Mallet and Swys both have Orie in their World Cup team. Neither of them rate Kleyn, but I wonder because they are under the thumb and need to show support for darker players.
There are 42 official contenders for 33 places in the South Africa Rugby World Cup squad, which will be announced in Johannesburg on Tuesday:
FORWARDS
Props: Vincent Koch, Ox Nche (both Sharks), Steven Kitshoff (Ulster/IRL), Frans Malherbe (Stormers), Trevor Nyakane (Racing 92/FRA), Gerhard Steenekamp (Bulls), Thomas du Toit (Bath/ENG)
Hookers: Joseph Dweba (Stormers), Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears/JPN), Bongi Mbonambi (Sharks)
Locks: Jean Kleyn, RG Snyman (both Munster/IRL), Eben Etzebeth (Sharks), Lood de Jager (Saitama Wild Knights/JPN), Marvin Orie (Perpignan/FRA)
Back row: Deon Fourie, Evan Roos (both Stormers), Siya Kolisi (Racing/FRA, capt), Franco Mostert (Honda Heat/JPN), Jean-Luc du Preez (Sale Sharks/ENG), Kwagga Smith (Yamaha Jubilo/JPN), Marco van Staden (Bulls), Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz/JPN), Duane Vermeulen (unattached), Jasper Wiese (Leicester Tigers/ENG)
BACKS
Scrum-halves: Jaden Hendrikse, Grant Williams (both Sharks), Herschel Jantjies (Stormers), Faf de Klerk (Canon Eagles/JPN), Cobus Reinach (Montpellier/FRA)
Fly-halves: Manie Libbok (Stormers), Handre Pollard (Leicester Tigers/ENG)
Wings: Kurt-Lee Arendse, Canan Moodie (both Bulls), Cheslin Kolbe (Suntory Sungoliath/JPN), Makazole Mapimpi (Sharks)
Centres: Damian de Allende (Saitama Wild Knights/JPN), Lukhanyo Am (Sharks), Andre Esterhuizen (Harlequins/ENG), Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles/JPN)
Full-back: Willie le Roux (Bulls)
Utility back: Damian Willemse (Stormers)
