Team Selection - Round 3 - Rugby Championship

New Zealand  vs  Argentina

New Zealand

15  Ben Smith, 14  Nehe Milner-Skudder, 13  Jack Goodhue, 12  Ngani Laumape, 11  Waisake Naholo, 10  Richie Mo’unga, 9  TJ Perenara, 8  Kieran Read (c), 7  Ardie Savea, 6  Shannon Frizell, 5  Scott Barrett, 4  Brodie Retallick, 3  Owen Franks, 2  Codie Taylor, 1  Karl Tu’inukuafe

Replacements  : 16  Nathan Harris, 17  Tim Perry, 18  Ofa Tuungafasi, 19  Samuel Whitelock, 20  Luke Whitelock, 21  Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, 22  Damian McKenzie, 23  Anton Lienert-Brown

Argentina

15  Emiliano Boffelli, 14  Bautista Delguy, 13  Matias Moroni, 12  Jeronimo de la Fuente, 11  Ramiro Moyano, 10  Nicolas Sanchez, 9  Martin Landajo, 8  Javier Ortega Desio, 7  Marcos Kremer, 6  Tomas Lezana, 5  Tomas Lavanini, 4  Guido Petti, 3  Chaparro Tetaz, 2  Agustin Creevy (c), 1  Santiago Garcia Botta

Replacements  : 16  Julian Montoya, 17  Juan Pablo Zeiss, 18  Gaston Cortez, 19  Matias Alemanno, 20  Pablo Matera, 21  Tomas Cubelli, 22  Bautista Ezcurra, 23  Juan Cruz Mallia

Australia  vs  South Africa

Australia

15  Israel Folau, 14  Dane Haylett-Petty, 13  Reece Hodge, 12  Matt Toomua, 11  Marika Koroibete, 10  Kurtley Beale, 9  Will Genia, 8  David Pocock, 7  Michael Hooper (c), 6 Lukhan Tui, 5  Adam Coleman, 4  Rory Arnold, 3  Allan Alaalatoa, 2  Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1  Scott Sio

Replacements  : 16  Folau Faingaa, 17  Tom Robertson, 18  Taniela Tupou, 19  Izack Rodda, 20  Ned Hanigan, 21  Joe Powell, 22  Bernard Foley, 23  Jack Maddocks

South Africa

15  Willie le Roux, 14  Makazole Mapimpi, 13  Jesse Kriel, 12  Damian de Allende, 11  Aphiwe Dyantyi, 10  Elton Jantjies, 9  Faf de Klerk, 8  Warren Whiteley, 7  Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6  Siya Kolisi (c), 5  Franco Mostert, 4  Eben Etzebeth, 3  Frans Malherbe, 2  Bongi Mbonambi, 1  Steven Kitshoff

Replacements  :  16  Malcolm Marx, 17  Beast Mtawarira, 18  Wilco Louw, 19  RG Snyman, 20  Francois Louw, 21  Embrose Papier, 22  Handre Pollard, 23  Cheslin Kolbe

To the top 

All Blacks

v Pumas, Saturday, 7.35pm

Trafalgar Park, Nelson

15.

Ben Smith

14.

Nehe Milner-Skudder

13.

Jack Goodhue

12.

Ngani Laumape

11.

Waisake Naholo

10.

Richie Mo'unga

9.

TJ Perenara

8.

+Kieran Read

7.

Ardie Savea

6.

Shannon Frizell

5.

Scott Barrett

4.

Brodie Retallick

3.

Owen Franks

2.

Codie Taylor

1.

Karl Tu'inukuafe

Reserves: Nathan Harris, Tim Perry, Ofa Tuungafasi, Sam Whitelock, Luke Whitelock, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi , Damian McK

Thanks JW -  New Zealand. Australia and SA updated  

Thanks JW -  New Zealand. Australia and SA updated  

Argentina team updated

One thing that puts Hansen head and shoulders above other coaches is the way he bloods new players .Other teams will bang in the latest and greatest at the drop of a hat ,works sometimes but the way Hansen and the selectors go about it is a distinct advantage.

New Zealand coaches don't have to start from scratch. Each coach pretty much continues what was built before him, adding little bits.

This is a truly awful Bok team. We have nothing at centre. The loose trio is abysmal. Mostert didn't work against Argentina. Malherbe can't scrum. One has to simply ask, why? How can a professional coach with so much experience select such a poor group of players? Did he not analyze the England series? Did he not review the Argentina test? We now hope that Australia plays poorly. I'm starting to wish we kept Coetzee. 

To the top with this one.

Beware Folau will not be playing,

AO

Meyer  left near to zero to use in rebuilding a squad.   Your heroes the Steyns and Louw are too poor to be in any Springbok team and that  is a fact.   Same with Coetzee.

Problem is Erasmus reviewed the tests thus far - all of them - and he is not led by the BS you, Mozart and co imagined and lied about as happening in those tests,

Sorry - I just remember Mozart and you claimed that yo u are top world experts in player evaluation and Erasmus should bow down and ask you two for forgiveness,      

Beware Folau will not be playing,

AO

Meyer  left near to zero to use in rebuilding a squad.   Your heroes the Steyns and Louw are too poor to be in any Springbok team and that  is a fact.   Same with Coetzee.

Problem is Erasmus reviewed the tests thus far - all of them - and he is not led by the BS you, Mozart and co imagined and lied about as happening in those tests,

Sorry - I just remember Mozart and you claimed that yo u are top world experts in player evaluation and Erasmus should bow down and ask you two for forgiveness,