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Who to select against Wales

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SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
24 Nov 2025, 15:27
#1
24 Nov 2025, 15:27#1

I see that RG, PSDT, Jessie, DA, Kwagga, Thomas, Boan Venter, Marx, Kolbe, Wiese, Mostert, Libbok, Lood, Williams and Edwil vd Merwe are not available so here goes


15 Sacha


14 Arendse


13 Moodie


12 Willemse


11 Hooker


10 Pollard


9 vd Bergh


1 Steenkamp


2 Grobelaar


3 Porthen


4 Kleyn (but I’m sure he can’t be available being a Munster player)


5 Nortje


6 v Staaden


7 BJ Dixon


8 Esterhuizen


16 Bongi 17 Mchunu 18 Nthlabakanye 19 Eben 20 Kolisi 21 Reinach 22 fuck knows 23 fuck knows


We don’t have enough players left - Wilco Louw is the only squad member I have left out as I assume he is injured after leaving the field against Ireland. I’m not convinced Arendse is available either and as mentioned, Kleyn


Absurd situation


XA
XaviPro1,924 posts
24 Nov 2025, 16:05
#2
24 Nov 2025, 16:05#2

I saw a clip of the Boks arriving in Wales that showed Wiese was with the team still. So that's 8 sorted as I believe that some of the Japan based players are able to play after an agreement with the clubs. Also Edwil might be flown back after returning to SA for the birth of his child. If Arendse is fit he can go to 11. Edwil 14. Hooker and Moodie another run in the centers. Willemse 15. Reinach, Pollard/SFM and AE to bench.

SA
Saffolk Captain30,741 posts
24 Nov 2025, 16:51
#3
24 Nov 2025, 16:51#3

Yeah will be interesting to see who is available. Rassie said in an interview that he only had 24 or 25 players to work with


He mentioned Edwil and Williams going back for URC which makes no sense as they are not the only Sharks in the Bok squad

CL
clevermikeCoach57,555 posts
24 Nov 2025, 17:41
#4
24 Nov 2025, 17:41#4

The Welsh Squad available for eam selections, The numbers indicate the number of amtches they palyeed in URC teams,


Forwards:

Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff – 18 caps), Ben Carter (Dragons – 13 caps), Brodie Coghlan (Dragons – 1 cap), Christian Coleman (Dragons – 1 cap), Rhys Davies (Ospreys – 3 caps), Harri Deaves (Ospreys – 1 cap), James Fender (Ospreys – uncapped), Dewi Lake (Ospreys – 25 caps), Evan Lloyd (Cardiff – 8 caps), Alex Mann (Cardiff – 10 caps), Morgan Morse (Ospreys – 1 cap), Garyn Phillips (Ospreys – uncapped), Taine Plumtree (Scarlets – 10 caps), James Ratti (Ospreys – 3 caps), Danny Southworth (Cardiff – uncapped), Gareth Thomas (Ospreys – 43 caps), Aaron Wainwright (Dragons – 61 caps), Ben Warren (Ospreys – uncapped).

Backs (12)

Jacob Beetham (Cardiff – 1 cap), Rio Dyer (Dragons – 23 caps), Dan Edwards (Ospreys – 6 caps), Kieran Hardy (Ospreys – 27 caps), Joe Hawkins (Scarlets – 6 caps), Ellis Mee (Scarlets – 3 caps), Reuben Morgan-Williams (Ospreys – 1 cap), Blair Murray (Scarlets – 13 caps), Joe Roberts (Scarlets – 6 caps), Tom Rogers (Scarlets – 13 caps), Callum Sheedy (Cardiff – 16 caps), Ben Thomas (Cardiff – 16 caps).


The above indicate players not real URC players on a regular basis, and definitely not test level players,


Irt remains a shot opposition and the ony sifferers will be the URC teams striugling to get ahead in the URC.



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XA
XaviPro1,924 posts
24 Nov 2025, 20:20
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24 Nov 2025, 20:20#5

Most of the backilne that played against AB's there Oom. Don't be in such a rush to right them off. Callum Sheedy and Rio Dyer also regular starters for Cardiff and dragons. Tom Rogers and Blair Murray are no mugs either. Rogers scored a hatrick against NZ.


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