My own guess is that the team will be as follows:-
15 Willie le Rouw
14 Sby Nkosi
13 Jesse Kriel
12 Damian de Allende
11 Aphiwe Dyantyi
10 Handre Pollard
9 Faf de Klerk
8 Duane Vermeulen
7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
6 Siya Kolisi
5 Lood de Jager
4 RG Snyman
3 Frans Malherbe
2 Bongi Mbonambi
1 Steven Kitshoff
Some comments:-
* Le Roux and De Klerk would have been automatic selections if they were available on Saurday
* The absence of Etzebeth from the Tight 5 will create a serious problem and if not careful it could become a Tight 4. Snyman is not equal to what Etzebeth brings to the game. To have a lock combination of Snyman and Mostert would weaken the Tight 5 comprehensively. Hence my lock and loosie selections.
* Marx may get a week off after his disastrous line-throw-ins on Saturday or alternative goes a week-long instruction course on that topic.
One welcome return the past weekend was the presence of driving mauls on Saturday - it went awry under Coetzee and earlier in this year as well. If Mostert is included as a lock - it would go out of the door. I would rather have Schickerling starting than Mostert.
