URC team of the week

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Oct 30, 2024, 21:22

15. Fassi

14. Edwill vd Merwe

13. Am

12. David Kriel

11. Mapimpi

10. Jordan Hendrikse

9. Williams

1. Ox

2. Bongi

3. Wilco Louw

4. Etzebeth

5. Ruben v Heerden

6. Kolisi

7. Vincent Tsituka

8. Morabe

Oct 30, 2024, 23:13

Not sure Am did much, but he wasn’t poor. The rest seems spot on.

Oct 30, 2024, 23:55

Henco v Wyk was pretty solid at 13 for the Lions

Oct 31, 2024, 00:37

Yes Henco is back from injury and doing very well. I think Cameron Hanekom should also be there.

Oct 31, 2024, 07:51

Am was dead quiet on the weekend. How he makes the side is beyond me. 

Williams was the standout performer across the SA teams. 

Tsitsuka was bullying Munster...for me, that's a new breed of bomb-squad player. All the power but can stretch the legs and make some plays too. Outside of Kwagga, the current bomb-squad is all power. Tsitsuka type players are the ones that I envisage in my final form bomb-squad. 

Oct 31, 2024, 11:38

Yes the Tsituka Brothers are very good and eligible to be picked for the Boks. I would say that they might be Potential starters

Oct 31, 2024, 12:05

Indeed M.

Imagine you're already tired and the likes of Tsitsuka comes on, smashing the ball up but also looking to put someone in space.

As I said on the Sharks match thread this past weekend, it's very difficult to front up to that challenge because those types of players are testing you physically and mentally.

Oct 31, 2024, 14:48

Plum the one that was bullying Munster, was it Vincent or Emmanuel?

Oct 31, 2024, 15:23

Vincent

Oct 31, 2024, 16:21

Ok they quite tough guys and hopefully we will see more of them . So Vincent plays openside flanker like Pieter.

And his Brother can also play 6 which is good.

Nov 01, 2024, 00:44

Vincent the older one mostly plays blindside like PSDT but has played a few games at 8

Emmanuel plays all three but mostly 8

Both are really good players with plenty of heart and they never stop

Vincent plays it more direct, while Manu is more all round

Big fan of these two - they must feature high up in their battle stats

The sooner Rassie caps them the better

Nov 01, 2024, 01:30

The flanker's role is to tackle the opposition and try to steal the ball. The openside flanker (number 7) binds to the side of the scrum that covers the greatest area, while the blindside flanker (number 6) covers the side nearest the side-line.

Rugby Union Position.

Nov 01, 2024, 01:40

When we refer to the "blind-side" flanker, or small side, or the side closest to the touchline; it is usually the #6. The "open-side" flanker, the one always on the larger side; it is usually the #7. Again, at scrum-time these two usually switch for them to always be on the blind, or open side./// ???

Nov 01, 2024, 01:46

Bio Kwagga SMITH is a 31-year-old South African rugby player standing at 1.8 m tall (5 ft 11 in) and weighing in at 97 kg (15 st 3.85 lb; 213.85 lb)

Occupied positions by Kwagga on start team : Back Row : 58 times ( Blindside Flanker 47%, Number 8 28%, Openside Flanker 26% )

Nov 01, 2024, 01:50

Bio Siya KOLISI (Siyamthanda Kolisi) is a 33-year-old South African rugby player standing at 1.89 m tall (6 ft 2 in) and weighing in at 104 kg (16 st 5.28 lb; 229.28 lb)

Occupied positions by Siya on start team : Back Row : 195 times ( Blindside Flanker 68%, Openside Flanker 31%, Number 8 2% )

Nov 01, 2024, 09:19

Occupied positions by Pieter-Steph on start team : Back Row : 74 times ( Openside Flanker 57% ) Lock : 56 times ( Lock #5 40%, Lock #4 3% )

So I am confused here, why is it that you call him a blindside Flanker ( Number 6) when a 7 is a openside flanker?

Well that’s how I grew up playing rugby and my coach, our Argicultural teacher Mr. Brink taught me?

I played Flyhalf and outside centre, but that is how it was explained to me.

So All.Rugby also sees him as a openside Flanker.

Nov 01, 2024, 10:04

NZ  6   open

 '       7  blind

viva la difference

Nov 01, 2024, 10:38

Not sure how many times I've posted this but I'll say it again, when it comes to the numbering of the openside and blindside flankers, nearly all countries have the #6 as the blindside flanker and the #7 as the openside flanker. The only two countries that I am aware of who number them differently are France and South Africa where the opensider is the #6 and the blindsider is the #7.

Nov 01, 2024, 11:33

Ok so why is that the case ? Also at school level and provincial level in SA, it’s like the rest of the world?

Very confusing and pls where is the proof of this?

Nov 02, 2024, 15:50

What proof? It's always been like this in SA 6 is open and 7 is blind...just watch and see where PSDT plays.

Nov 02, 2024, 15:58

" just watch and see where PSDT plays." No explanation at all. Like all 7,s in the world, He plays at the right side of the scrum…

Nov 02, 2024, 16:00

I am genuinely asking why it is like that in sa , but you guys get snotty instead of explaining it to me…

 
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