Three top Boks of the RC

Craig Lewis picks three standout players from the Boks’ Rugby Championship campaign. Eben Etzebeth Etzebeth was a colossus this season. Entrusted with the captaincy for the duration of the competition in the absence of Warren Whiteley, Etzebeth appeared to enjoy the extra responsibility. Besides one hot-headed momentum when he charged into Israel Folau in an off-the-ball incident in Bloemfontien, Etzebeth generally kept his composure and led the team with aplomb. The 25-year-old reserved his best performance for this last Saturday’s final encounter against the All Blacks, while he was one of the Boks’ most consistently impactful players throughout the Rugby Championship. While the Boks used three different players in the No 5 jersey, Etzebeth started all six Tests at No 4, with the AllOutRugby statistics indicating that he was ranked first for lineouts won (22), seventh for ball carries (59), first for tackle breaks (10) and boasted a tackle-completion success rate of 91%. WATCH: Awesome Etzebeth against All Blacks Siya Kolisi Over the course of the Rugby Championship, the Springboks used four different loose-forward combinations as injuries struck, but Kolisi remained the one constant pillar of strength. The Stormers skipper personified the new team culture that the Boks are aiming to embrace, with his work rate and uncompromising effort ensuring he regularly punched above his weight. Besides scoring three tries of his own, the manner in which Kolisi bumped off Kurtley Beale to set up a crucial try in Bloemfontein spoke volumes for his evolution as a ball-carrier in the wider channels. Yet, Kolisi also completed plenty of grunt work, with the loose forward regularly flying in to clear out players at ruck time, while he also perfectly timed a number of defensive hits when he shot out of line like a missile to complete a ball-and-all tackle. This has been a career-defining season to date for Kolisi, and his influence in a new-look back row cannot be underestimated. WATCH: Siya Kolisi tribute Malcolm Marx The Boks’ abrasive hooker was the man of the moment this past Saturday as he produced a powerful all-round performance that even earned the adulation of the Kiwi media, with the New Zealand Herald giving him a 10 out of 10 rating. Particularly in one aspect of his play it was essentially a case of going from zero to hero, with Marx having copped plenty of criticism when the Boks’ lineout completely malfunctioned in the 57-0 thrashing against the All Blacks in Albany on 16 September. So what would probably have pleased Marx more than his four turnovers or well-taken try at Newlands is the fact that the lineouts operated far more efficiently on Saturday. Although Marx’s lineout throwing is a continual work-in-progress, he offers so many other strengths, with the 23- year-old ending the tournament ranked first for turnovers won (10), while his 56 ball carries see him ranked 11th. Marx is a man on a mission, and every indication from the Rugby Championship suggests he is set to add plenty more Test caps to his current tally of 11.

 The Boks have some quality players in the pack.Kitshoff has a remarkable work rate and looks world class.marx is the ebst hooker in the world and showed up Coles as an also ran
Eben is the world's bestIf he has played more at 7 Du Toit would be world best as well.Du preez is excellent and again  should have started all tests.Kolisi was fine but must add fetching skills.
We must find a tightehead. Coenie was going well before injury. With redlinghuys perhaps done and Maleherbe out probably till next year it looks like Wilco will get the job.
All in all a very powerful Bok pack can be assembled. One trusts the bonehead Coetzee will be persuaded that the likes of Carr, Notche, Cassiem Bongi etc have no place in a Bok sqaud.

so Bok pack for year end tour could be (And far better tahn the rubbish Coetzee selected:KitshoffMarxLouwEben. LoodtKolisi Du Preez and Du ToitOuch Reserves:Beast, Akkers, ? (Given the absence of Coenie and Malherbe)Mostert or somebody else - who really ahs put up his hand?
Kriel or the other Du Preez twin depending on who you are playing.

"Eben is the worst best"

Baboon-ou is the stupidest smartest.

 Typo corrected. You can relax now rooitwit! In your case there is no confusion. World's biggest egg magnet barring dense denise!

Add Serfontein and PSDT  

 
Marx and Du Toit ... that I'm afraid is it.

The rest have been average at best.

Serfontein is useless ... has been for the last 3 seasons ... Kolisi plays well against the weaker teams but is of no consequence against better quality. Nothing but a quota.

Funny how everyone wanted to crucify Marx last week. Now everyone is using the "told you so" on us.

LOL!!!

Step has got a new little bump move....he lowers the shoulder into tacklers and has been quite effective in bumping over weak tacklers. Trouble is what happens next. And sadly he is still a 75% tackler.

 Marx and Mosterdt...and Eben fooked up the linouts in the previous match against NZ. They showed their quality in bouncing back. All players have off days. The cream can put it behind them and come back stronger. Well done Bok pack.

Jan Simpletein is a small loose forward that lacks the finesse for a more expansive game.
He is a strong tackler, and also an effective crashballer. 
Mostert could be more mobile than PSDT, and could be better suited at 7.