Bok squad trimmed to 45

With Edinburgh loosehead prop Boan Venter being included - good call this, have always rated him, wouid definitely been snapped up by Scotland

Out injured and not selected are Gerhard Steenkamp, Mchunu, PSDT, Augustus, and Am.

Not selected are Horn, Jayden Hendrikse, Jordan Hendrikse, Renzo du Plessis and Mkhaza

Squad:

Willie / Fassi / Mapimpi / Kolbe/ Arendse / Edwil vd Merwe / Moodie / Jessie Kriel / Willemse / Esterhuizen / de Allende / Hooker / Pollard / Sacha / Libbok / Faf / Reinach / Williams / vd Bergh

Ox / Wessels / Boan Venter / Wilco / Thomas / Fouche / Koch/ Ntlabakanye/ Marx / Bongi / Marnus vd Merwe / Eben / Lood / RG / Kleyn / Moerat / Mostert / Cobus Wiese / Nortje/ Kolisi / Kwagga / v Staaden / JL du Preez / Vincent Tsituka / Wiese / Roos

Discarding the Hendrikse brothers is long overdue. The Sharks may even need to get replacements for them, or even drop Jordan. Jordan is a solid fullback, not exceptional, but with more time and space, he is not terrible.

AM looks more like PM now; he is done.

Reinach is far too old. Why persist with a player who is not even the first choice, if they are not going to make the next World Cup? Time is needed to blood players for the next World Cup to ensure enough new players are coming through.

This could be the last year of Willie.

Dumb Luck Dupreez must be the most overpaid Springbok ever, he rarely makes a match day squad.

Thus is the first thinning, I am a bit surprised Mchunu at prop not making the squad, So who is going to be available for he July est series and my team will be as follows:

15 Fassi

14 Kolbe

13 Hooper

12 De Allende

11 Van der Merwe

10 Sacha

9 Williams

8 Roos

7 Nortje

6 Kolisi

5 RG

4 Wiese

3 Wilco

2 Bongi

1 Ox

16 Marx

17 Boan

18 Thomas

19 Etzebeth

20 De Jager

21 Wiese

22 Williams

23 Willemse

Erasmus promised Willie a 100 test caps - he is at 98 and is likely to complete that target in July 2025, Nit sure whether Etzebeth wil actually play in the July tests - his last head injury and problems he ahd wit concussion remains uncertain.as a future test player. I pick illemse on te ebnch since he an play at 10, 12, 13 and 15,

There are 14players on the list that will be reduced by a further 12 to 14 players be eliminated from that list of players,

The other player I would like to see back playing is Hanekom - but do not know when e will be back to play again. Hope it is before the Rugby Championship starts on 26 August 2025

Bullshit Jordan Hendrikse is a quality player but better suited to 15

Jayden has his moments but is a pain in the arse

Fouche is a poor selection - is 32 already and pretty ordinary. Hanro Jacobs or Frans Klopper are far better options

The likes of Willie, Mapimpi, Reinach, Faf, Koch, Kleyn, Lood, Mostert and v Staaden need to be culled

Jordan Hendrikse, David Kriel, Jurenzo Julius, Papier, AH Venter, Ruben v Heerden, Ruan Vermaak, Ruan Venter and Manu Tsituka wouid have been far better selections

Dave

Another liklel culling is Esterhuizen - he will ruin any backline he plays in.

No Mike you are speaking kak - Esterhuizen is class