Bring it!
Come on Bokke!
Bring it!
What good would a b team be at this point?
Doos, STFU.
If you could just keep your stupid trap shut for the next month or so you'd be making the real rugby supporters on this site a little bit happier.
pffftt!!!
Rudehole getting tough of late.
I just look at the bok selection and I still don't think that we have settled on our starting 15. I have not seen a the first choice play all year. Even last year was a lot of experimentation. Here are the all blacks, pretty much the same team that beat us in NZ this year at Mount Smart.
We have Moodie at 13, talented by haven't played a single professional game there. Maybe Kriel and Esterhuizen would have been a safe bet.
We got Bongi ahead of Marx. We have two locks on the bench in RG and Kleyn. Why not start with Kleyn and RG on the bench.
All Blacks have done the same in naming a a 5/2 bench. So we know they will front up.
I don't have a lot of faith in Ox or Trevor as subs. Both are relatively small, but they can scrum. Neither are very mobile and probably have 15kg less than their opponents.
Libbok goal kicking still worries me, but his general play is fine.
Happy with Esterhuizen at 12, will be massive battle between him and Jordie as both are the the same size, have great skill, but Jordie probably the more complete player.
Not sure how Moodie will contain Rieko, I think Rieko is quicker than him, but then Willemse did run him down last year.
Happy to see Willemse at 15, no problem with that. Beauden is a real threat from the back.
Will Jordan against Mpimpi, Jordan is going to smoke pimps, not the player I want on the wing.
Arendse, not sure how he will cope with Taleah. Arendse look a bit flat against Argentina, hope he is switched on Friday.
Bench, think the AB props are better than Trev and Ox, but we have Kleyn and RG. Van Staden to come on for Kolisi after 40 min.
Not sure what Reinach or Le Roux will offer, mainly there to keep the bench warm. Can't see them as impact players. Maybe Arendse on the bench or even Kolbe would have been better.
I think the following ABs are better
Our starting front row
Barret is better the Mostert
Loose forwards fairly even.
The rest of the forwards are too close to call IMO.
Our backs are better overall
But of course tactics will play a major role and if the Boks can dominate in the forwards our backs will be out of the game.
How do you assess it?
The All Blacks bossed the Boks physically for 80 minutes. Our loose trio, the Erasmus selection is one of the worst in world rugby. We could field better than New Zealand.
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Wow, what a team the All Blacks have announced. Geez can't believe they have gone near full strength barring injuries. I'm super excited now to watch this live.
Here I was thinking that it would be their B team