15 Fassi 14 Moodie 13 Kriel 12 de Allende 11 Kolbe 10 Sacha 9 Williams 1 Ox 2 Marx 3 Wilco 4 Etzebeth 5 RG 6 Kolisi 7 PSDT 8 JL du Preez
16 Wessels 17 Boan Venter 18 Thomas 19 Lood 20 Kwagga 21 vd Bergh 22 Pollard 23 Willemse
Willemse to come on at 12
I have made some corrections.
15 Fassi Wille Leroux or Kolbe.
I dont trust Fassi as the last line of defence, he looked better on the wing. A pity Leroux is not younger, and unlikely to make the next World Cup.
14 Moodie - Fassi/Koble on the wings.
Moodie might make it because of injuries. He is not a first choice.
13 Kriel - Fortunate because Moodie's defence is not good enough, at least not yet.
12 de Allende - Esterhuizen. We saw how bad Delande was last week on attack, but solid on defence.
11 Kolbe - He has to play somewhere in the team.
10 Sacha - I think Pollard would be a safer starting option. Possibly have Sasha and Manie on the bench if there are 3 backs.. Bring on more creative players if the Boks are chasing the game. We can't count on Manie kicking for poles, so if Pollard leaves the pitch, Sasha will have to kick.
9 Williams - Obvious choice
1 Ox - Obvious choice
2 Marx - Obvious choice
3 Wilco - Good starter with DuTank off the bench to bring mobility.
4 Etzebeth - Obvious choice
5 RG - Lood. I would start Lood as a specialist lineout jumper/5. RJ, off the bench as an impact player.
6 Kolisi - Van Staden (A specialist 6. Not my ideal player, but we need a specialist on the ground)
7 PSDT- Obvious choice
8 JL du Preez - Kolisi. Mobility and skill are needed in the back row. The creatine specimen is just a small lock.
BENCH:
16 Wessels - Obvious choice
17 Boan Venter - Still needs to prove or disprove himself with more game time
18 Thomas - Mobility off the bench
19 Lood - Possibly a starter
20 Kwagga - Obvious choice
21 vd Bergh - Hopefully, and not Reinach.
22 Pollard - Probably a starter. I would have Sasha on the bench
23 Willemse - If it is a 5/3 split, I would have Manie on the bench
Another option is having Esterhuizen on the bench to cover Delande and loose forward. This would give the advantage of Bomb Squad, or another option if Delande gives the same performance as against Australia.
Willemse should start at 15...much more matured at 15 than Fassi....Fassi is close. but not there yet.
Shark your corrections suck as usual
Willemse has been playing as an inside back for the Stormers for some time. His best position is inside centre. His dance moves look good in space, but we need a specialist outside back at XV