Springboks vs France Predictions 1st Test Predictions-"Non Fantasy".

France 24Springboks 16
With the loss of Vermeulen, the Boks chances have dipped. It looks like Delande is out as well.
The likely Bok team- with bench players or alternates 
1. Beast/Kitshoff/Lizo2. Steroidboy/ Malcolm Marx 3. Coenie//Lizo4. Eztabeth5. Stephanie6. Kolisi7. Oupa/Dupreez 8. Warren Whitley. 9. Ross Cronje/Francois Hougaard/Rudy Paige,10 Jantjies11 Courtnall Skosan,12 Frans Steyn/Jan Serfontein/ Delande Injured13 14 Raymond Rhule15. Jessie Kriel
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Springbok squad:

Forwards

Lood de Jager, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Ruan Dreyer, Eben Etzebeth, Steven Kitshoff, Siya Kolisi, Jaco Kriel, Frans Malherbe, Malcolm Marx, Bongi Mbonambi, Oupa Mohoje, Franco Mostert, Tendai Mtawarira, Lizo Gqoboka, Coenie Oosthuizen, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Duane Vermeulen, Warren Whiteley (captain)

Backs

Lukhanyo Am, Andries Coetzee, Ross Cronje, Damian de Allende, Francois Hougaard, Elton Jantjies, Jesse Kriel, Dillyn Leyds, Rudy Paige, Raymond Rhule, Jan Serfontein, Courtnall Skosan, Frans Steyn

France 31
Boks - 17

 The loss by the Springboks will be influenced by the selections.   In the case of for instance Steyn at center and Mohoje at 7 the loss by the Springboks will be bigger than 12 points - otherwise it may b less than that margin.
Fact is I hope that with the injury of De Allende and Vermeulen the above selections are made - they would not make the grade and even Coetzee may find it out.      

 Boks by 3

Ugly win for the Boks by 4. Only due to one or two moments of individual brilliance, not down to coaching. They'll land up doing just enough to keep the useless coach in his place. 

 Literally had a dr eam about the score...
40 something to the French and 13 to the Boks.
Obviously a sound prediction.

 
I think the side will look more like this ...

1. Beast, 2. Mbonambi, 3. Malherbe, 4. Etzebeth, 5. Lood, 6. Kolisi, 7. Oupa, 8. Whiteley (cpt), 9. Paige, 10. Jantjies, 11. Leyds, 12. Steyn, 13. Kriel, 14. Rhule, 15. Coetzee

16. Marx, 17. Kitshoff, 18. Dreyer, 19. Du Toit, 20. Jaco Kriel, 21. HouGat, 22. Serfontein, 23. Skosan

Frans Steyn covers 10 ... Jesse Kriel covers 15

Coetzee has stated that they are far better prepared this time around and so no further excuses will be accepted.

Let me also just say that I would replace at least 15 of this match 23 with those worthy of the Bok.
 
The French are well aware of the opportunity to whitewash Quota Coetzee's Goats and I believe they'll go all out.

The French by 8.

Go France!!

 

Boks by more than 20.....

Thankfully I was wrong. First time I have enjoyed a Bok match since 2015. 

Which is why I don't like predicting.....the head may say otherwise, but I prefer to support the Boks without a contrary prediction.