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Who should be th props i and Locks n the RC

Started by clevermike10 REPLIES200 VIEWS· 14 Jul 2014, 20:03
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clevermike
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14 Jul 2014, 20:03
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14 Jul 2014, 20:03#1

Based on performance and availability I woul say the following:-


Looseheads 


Start      -  Tendai Mtawarire

Bench    -   Sarel van der Merwe (Lions)

Back up  -   Thomas du Toit (Sharks)


Tightheads


Start       -   Jannie du Plessis

Bench      -   Frans Malherbe

Back Up   -   Coenie Oosthuizen/Marcel van der Merwe


The above is based on scrummin prowess - plus performance outside of scrumming.  Jannie du Plessis is not as good a performer outside of scrumming than the other props are and tends to give away penalties.   Oosthuizen are good outside of scrumming - but not solid enough in the scrumming situations. 


Locks 


Starters   -   Eben Etzebeth

                      Lodeayk de Jager


Bench      -  Paul Willemse/Stephen Lewies




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Saffolk
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Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
14 Jul 2014, 20:07
#2
14 Jul 2014, 20:07#2

Easy calls

 

Tightheads - Coenie, Malherbe, Marcel v/d Merwe

 

Looseheads - Beast, Kitshoff, Nkanyane

 

Locks - Etzebeth, Lood, Willemse, PSDT, du Plessis, Lewies

 

Look no further than these guys - end of

 

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14 Jul 2014, 20:27
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14 Jul 2014, 20:27#3
PSDT is so good that he should play even thought he is injured. And the only fit specialist number 5 lock is the 6th choice in the list of locks?
Kitshoff and Malherbe are also not exactly running around doing cartwheels.




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CeradynePro9,374 posts
14 Jul 2014, 20:44
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14 Jul 2014, 20:44#4
 
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clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
14 Jul 2014, 20:58
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14 Jul 2014, 20:58#5
 Sharkbok
Sorry - but you are wrong.  Malherbe had Concussion and will be ready for the RC.    Malherbe had a top performance record in teh Super 15 - in carrying balls, tackling and scoring of tries in Super 15 - all teams - before his injury in the Highlanders game. He was always better than Du Plessis in all three aspects of the gam and was also ahead of Marcel van der Merwe and Oosthuizen..   What are you talking about here?  
Saffex is also dreaming - Kitshoff and Du Toit is out for the year and Du Plessis will not be available for the RC as well.
Nyakane is a possible back up - from a BEE perspective.   I prefer Du Toit though - but am likely to be wrong.    
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14 Jul 2014, 20:59
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14 Jul 2014, 20:59#6
 Doffies 
Excellent comments from the brain dead.
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Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
15 Jul 2014, 15:53
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15 Jul 2014, 15:53#7
Shark you are so bloody bright its scary......I chose 3 of each......only 1 per position need to play.........there are 15 players in a side with 8 on the bench.......you work it out you thick prick........I said look no further than these players I never specified which ones I would select  
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15 Jul 2014, 17:24
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15 Jul 2014, 17:24#8
Choosing Coenie or Marcel to tighthead our scrums is tantamount to waving the white flag.  
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15 Jul 2014, 19:44
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15 Jul 2014, 19:44#9
 We must expect a rainstorm of huge proportions - in principle I agree with Mozart in this case.  
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15 Jul 2014, 20:35
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15 Jul 2014, 20:35#10
 Saffex
 
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Posts: 8390RE: Who should be th props i and Locks n the RC
July 15, 2014, 13:53:05.I said look no further than these players I never specified which ones I would select 


The question on the title of the thread is: "Who should be the props and Locks "in" the Rugby Championship".
What exactly does "look at" mean? 
I could "look at" Henry Honnibal, James Small and John Smit for the RC, but I never specified I would select them?
Why are you looking at them? Do you need to knit them scrum caps? I did not realize that you were such an avid knitter.
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16 Jul 2014, 13:24
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16 Jul 2014, 13:24#11
 
Ummmm ... it's Schalk ... not Sarel, Mike.

Redelinghuis is surely a must at 3.

The Lions front row has dominated all that's come our way ... including the so called Bok front rows in the Sharks and Cheetahs.

We have something that's broke ... so let's fix it.
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