Touring Squad for Argentina

Springbok travelling squad for the Rugby Championship match in Argentina

Forwards (16)

Thomas du Toit (Prop, Sharks), Pieter-Steph du Toit (Lock/Loose forward, Stormers), Eben Etzebeth (Lock, Stormers), Steven Kitshoff (Prop, Stormers), Siya Kolisi (Captain - Loose forward, Stormers), Francois Louw (Loose forward, Bath, England), Wilco Louw (Prop, Stormers), 

Frans Malherbe (Prop, Stormers), Malcolm Marx (Hooker, Lions), Bongi Mbonambi (Hooker, Stormers), Franco Mostert (Lock, Gloucester, England), Tendai Mtawarira (Prop, Sharks), RG Snyman (Lock, Bulls/Honda Heat ), Akker van der Merwe (Hooker, Sharks), Marco van Staden (Loose forward, Bulls), Warren Whiteley (No 8, Lions).

Backs (12)

Lukhanyo Am (Centre,  Sharks), Faf de Klerk (Scrumhalf, Sale Sharks, England), Aphiwe Dyantyi (Wing, Lions), André Esterhuizen (Centre, Sharks/Sanix Blues, Japan), 

Elton Jantjies (Flyhalf, Lions), Willie le Roux (Fullback, Wasps, England), Makazole Mapimpi (Wing, Sharks), Lionel Mapoe (Centre, Lions), Embrose Papier (Scrumhalf, Bulls), Handré Pollard (Flyhalf, Bulls), Ivan van Zyl (Scrumhalf, Bulls), Damian Willemse (Flyhalf, Stormers).

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      Boohoo- Discards sent home

Jean-Luc du Preez (loose forward)- Probably too stupid for test rugby. Has all the physical assets, except a brain. Probably the explanation why his skills never developed.

Sikhumbuzo Notshe (loose forward) - Probably should not have been in the squad anyway

Marvin Corie (lock).-  Thank heavens

Cyle Brink (injured)- Unfortunate he did not get a chance. 

Ross Cronje (scrumhalf)- I would have rather kept Ross Cronje than Ivan Van Zyl.

Jesse Kriel (centre)- Jessica the utility back has found himself with no chair

Lwazi Mvovo (wing) -  I expect he is past it at this stage. His best asset was pace, and that will go at his age if not today, then tomorrow.  His defence is also not of test standard.

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Not a bad squad. Krvel and Allende (injured) are going to be missed as they form a superior center pairing to Esterhuizen and Am. While Allende is injured Rassie is trying develop another center pairing

Jean Luc is a very capable player. He will come into the picture, or his brother should Whiteley not be physically up to the challenge. That said Whiteley did a lot of work on Saturday and has an engine that plays for a full match.

You get some very stupid comments about the Du Preez twins.

Yeah not bad...I think I understand a bit what Rassie is doing... I think he is trying to develope ( or to put it more simply) to fit pieces together to find the players who can play together as a team...it's called team building but he is also keeping options open and "spare tyres"  open in case of a puncture or a blow out. This is the way to go...I really think he has a plan that appears at birth to make sense...he seems to indicate this by his choices.