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The Springbok selectors have included nine new caps in the squad of 37 that will tour Europe in November.
The tour includes Test matches against France, Italy and Ireland as well as two midweek matches, against English Premiership teams Leicester and Saracens.
The touring squad also includes five players who have been recalled whilst the balance of 23 players is the bulk of the squad that won the 2009 Vodacom Tri-Nations tournament.
The newcomers to the Springbok squad are Vodacom Blue Bulls scrumhalf Heini Adams, Vodacom Western Province centre Juan de Jongh, Sharks lock Alistair Hargreaves, Vodacom Blue Bulls utility back Francois Hougaard, Vodacom Cheetahs eighthman Ashley Johnson, Vodacom Blue Bulls hooker Bandise Maku, Vodacom Blue Bulls flanker Dewald Potgieter, who captained the Emerging Springboks against the British & Irish Lions in June, GWK Griquas flanker Davon Raubenheimer and GWK Griquas fullback Riaan Viljoen.
Those who have been recalled are Vodacom Blue Bulls fullback Zane Kirchner and Vodacom Cheetahs wing Jongi Nokwe, who both played in the third Test against the British & Irish Lions in July but were excluded from the Tri-Nations squad, Vodacom Cheetahs centre Meyer Bosman, who was in the SA XV that faced Namibia in May and last played a Test in 2006, Xerox Lions fullback Earl Rose, who toured Europe in 2008 and also featured in the Namibia match, and Xerox Lions prop Heinke van der Merwe, who played one Test match in 2007.
Vodacom Western Province lock Andries Bekker and Sharks wing JP Pietersen, who were injured during the Vodacom Tri-Nations away leg, both return to the squad. The five players who are not included from the group of 28 that did duty during the Tri-Nations are Vodacom Cheetahs flank Juan Smith, who was not considered due to injury, Vodacom Western Province scrumhalf Ricky Januarie, who was not considered, Jean de Villiers and Frans Steyn, who are playing for clubs in Ireland and France respectively, and Sharks lock Johann Muller, who was called to replace the injured Bekker towards the end of the Tri-Nations away campaign.
Commenting on the selection, Springbok coach Peter de Villiers said: “We will go on tour with a strong core of players who have reached great heights this season, but we are under no illusions about the challenges we face.
“We have three tough Test matches – France beat the All Blacks in New Zealand earlier this year and are always tough opponents at home, Italy were competitive away from home against the All Blacks and the Wallabies, whilst Ireland are the reigning Six Nations champions.
“We do, however, have a fairly settled Test team that boasts a significant number of caps and is well experienced with some very cool heads. But, what we have achieved so far will have little bearing and we will be starting from scratch as we try to put the seal on a very successful season”.
De Villiers added that the nine newcomers to the squad had been recognized for their performances during the 2009 Absa Currie Cup.
“All of them put their hands up during the Currie Cup,” he said. “There are others who may consider themselves unlucky not to have made it but it’s an indication of our depth that we were forced to leave some very good players at home.
“We will use this tour to expose the new players to our team dynamic and culture as well as to allow them an opportunity to play at a higher level and perhaps even challenge for a place in the Test 22”.
De Villiers said the five-match tour would also allow him the opportunity to assess various players, particularly at inside centre and fullback in the wake of the departure of Jean de Villiers and Frans Steyn.
“There are a host of players who are capable of challenging for these two positions, but at the same time we will continue to reassess ourselves in all positions to ensure that we are strong in every aspect of the game,” de Villiers said.
The squad of 37 will assemble in Johannesburg on Monday 2 November, with the Springbok team for the midweek matches departing for the UK on Tuesday 3 November. The remaining players will remain in South Africa and depart for France on Tuesday 10 November.
Springbok touring squad 2009
(Test caps in brackets) Forwards (20) John Smit – Sharks, Captain (90)
Victor Matfield – Vodacom Blue Bulls, Vice-Captain (89)
Andries Bekker – Vodacom Western Province (18)
Bakkies Botha – Vodacom Blue Bulls (63)
Heinrich Brüssow – Vodacom Cheetahs (10)
Schalk Burger – Vodacom Western Province (53)
Bismarck du Plessis – Natal Sharks (30)
Jannie du Plessis – Natal Sharks (12)
+ Alistair Hargreaves – Natal Sharks (-)
+ Ashley Johnson – Vodacom Cheetahs (-)
Ryan Kankowski – Natal Sharks (10)
+ Bandise Maku – Vodacom Blue Bulls (-)
Tendai Mtawarira – Natal Sharks (19)
+ Dewald Potgieter – Vodacom Blue Bulls (-)
Chiliboy Ralepelle – Vodacom Blue Bulls (8)
+ Davon Raubenheimer – GWK Griquas (-)
Danie Rossouw – Vodacom Blue Bulls (43)
Pierre Spies – Vodacom Blue Bulls (28)
Gurthro Steenkamp – Vodacom Blue Bulls (22)
* Heinke van der Merwe – Xerox Lions (1)
Backs (17)
+Heini Adams – Vodacom Blue Bulls (-)
* Meyer Bosman – Vodacom Cheetahs (3)
+ Juan de Jongh – Vodacom Western Province (-)
Fourie du Preez – Vodacom Blue Bulls (52)
Jaque Fourie – Xerox Lions (51)
Bryan Habana – Vodacom Blue Bulls (54)
+ Francois Hougaard – Vodacom Blue Bulls (-)
Adi Jacobs – Natal Sharks (28)
* Zane Kirchner – Vodacom Blue Bulls (1)
Odwa Ndungane – Natal Sharks (6)
* Jongi Nokwe – Vodacom Cheetahs (4)
Wynand Olivier – Vodacom Blue Bulls (24)
Ruan Pienaar – Natal Sharks (35)
JP Pietersen – Natal Sharks (30)
* Earl Rose – Xerox Lions (-)
Morne Steyn – Vodacom Blue Bulls (9)
+ Riaan Viljoen – GWK Griquas (-)
+ Denotes new cap
* Denotes recalled to squad
Springbok Tour Fixtures
Nov 6 vs Leicester at Welford Road @ 19h45 (SA 21h45)
Nov 13 TEST vs France at Municipal Stadium, Toulouse @ 20h45 (SA 21h45)
Nov 17 vs Saracens at Wembley Stadium @ 19h45 (SA 21h45)
Nov 21 TEST vs Italy at Stadio Friuli, Udine @ 15h00 (SA 16h00)
Nov 28 TEST vs Ireland at Croke Park, Dublin @ 14h30 (SA 16h30
Mmmm, lyk my verdienste is al weer by die venster uit gebliksem!! Wie is Davon Raubenheimer? Hoe de moer maak Chiliboy en Maku dit, maar Derick Kuun, Adriaan Straus en Tiaan Liebenberg nie? Wanneer laas het Heinke vd Merwe gespeel? Wat soek Guthro nog daar? Veral na vandag? En Jannie Du Plessis? Die vier sterkste voorrye in hul onderskeie posisies het nie eers een die span gemaak nie! Nokwe maak nie eers meer die Vrystaat 22tal nie!!
Egter bly vir Dewald Potgieter en Francois Hougaard en Rian Viljoen.
KP vra vir smallies…hy se dit is ‘n politieke onderrok wat uitsteek…
Ek gaat nou slaap, tot later almal!
Bly vir Dewaldt P! Toekomstige Bok kaptein.
Joe P en Adriaan Strauss is erg unlucky.
Sien nou eers PDivvy se skoothonjie Earl Rose is ook weer daar!! En geen Mapoe!!
Darem bly die Patco Mechanis is uiteindelik gefire!! ‘n Ou kan ook darem net soveel probeer om sparkplugs in ‘n diesel bakkie te sit voor hy in die padgesteek moet word!!
Supa
Wat dink jy van my komentaar by 1?
Die volgende klomp kan hulself BAIE gelukkig ag om in die groep te wees:
+ Alistair Hargreaves – Natal Sharks (-)
Ryan Kankowski – Natal Sharks (10)
+ Bandise Maku – Vodacom Blue Bulls (-)
Chiliboy Ralepelle – Vodacom Blue Bulls (8)
+ Davon Raubenheimer – GWK Griquas (-)
Gurthro Steenkamp – Vodacom Blue Bulls (22)
* Heinke van der Merwe – Xerox Lions (1)
Adi Jacobs – Natal Sharks (28)
* Zane Kirchner – Vodacom Blue Bulls (1)
Odwa Ndungane – Natal Sharks (6)
* Jongi Nokwe – Vodacom Cheetahs (4)
* Earl Rose – Xerox Lions (-)
Piet de Villiers wys sy hand, en weereens gaan dit nie oor die best spelers nie…
Ek het mos die reg om stil te bly?? want sodoende kan ek nie mee geraas word nie, en nie geban word nie.
So who will be FB? Must be Zane. Though that Pietersen from WP would have got selected. We have to remember H. Adams too is 29 or maybe has turned 30 already too. Why not youngsters there getting the nod ahead.
Not to be nasty but how did Rose make it into this squad?
Vrystaat slotte en Flippie van die BB is beter as Hargreaves
Vermeulen en Alberts is beter as Kanko
Straus, Liebenberg en Kuun is beter as Chili en Maku
Al die flanke is beter as Ruabenheimer
Vrystaat stutte is beter as Guthro en Heinke (omdat hy so lank beseer was, hy is die toekoms)
Enige senter is deesdae beter as Adi
Mapoe is beter as Odwa en Nokwe
Laerskool Put sonder Water se 0/8 reserwe lemoenskiller is beter as Rose
Eish.
6 – BDB
Adi just not the player he used to be either. Think we going to miss JdV and also Frans Steyn huge.
Why not Vermeulen from WP either?
Lyk my Snorre luister deesdae na Stief Stofsuier se CD: maak die Bulle almal Bokke, 15 van hulle ! 😉
11: Stem, Adi was baie goed, maar nie nou nie. Sien Meyer B is terug, nie te sleg nie, maar die senter combo moet WO en JF wees.
Ouens wat baie ongelukkig kan voel is
WP Nel
Wian Du Preez
Buys van die Lions
Wikus Blaauw
Francois Louw
Alberts
Tian Liebenberg
Adrian Straus
Pretorius van die Griekwas
Mapoe
Joe P
Baywatch
5 KP
Stem 100% saam. Beste stutte bly tuis. Spul kwotas vervang hulle…dis jammer.
Bly vir Juan DJ, Hougaardt en Dewaldt.
Puma – i am so not impressed with the backs, it really took me by suprise, their are some shockers there i think.
Laat die “gelukkiges” eerder nou saamtoer en die week wedstryde speel as wat hulle in die toetswedstryde ingedruk word.
Joe P, Mapoe, Jano, WP Nel, Wian, Coenie, A Strauss, almal ongelukkig.
good evening all
to all the bull supporters congrats you team is tops and deserve all the praise that comes their way
to cheetahs sorry chaps you showed huge heart and can be very proud of urselves
deysel and sykes should have been there
and good evening boompie me darlin hugs mwahhhhh how ru doing??
not sure why adi and odwa is there , need we say rose?
Hi Sharky, Deysel should , and Adi Jacobs shouldnt, would rather have Mvovo
mwah mwah Sharkie. I think there are a lot of shockers, i mean Earl Rose for Fecks sake and why not Mpoe from Free State and what position is Ruan Pienaar going to be playing ?
eish boompie must be angry with me 😆
mapoe should have been in the place of odwa
Here’s the guys I think who shouldn’t have been selected:
Jannie du Plessis – Natal Sharks (12)
Alistair Hargreaves – Natal Sharks (-)
Bandise Maku – Vodacom Blue Bulls (-)
Tendai Mtawarira – Natal Sharks (19)
Chiliboy Ralepelle – Vodacom Blue Bulls (8)
Davon Raubenheimer – GWK Griquas (-)
Gurthro Steenkamp – Vodacom Blue Bulls (22)
Heini Adams – Vodacom Blue Bulls (-)
Meyer Bosman – Vodacom Cheetahs (3)
Adi Jacobs – Natal Sharks (28)
Zane Kirchner – Vodacom Blue Bulls (1)
Odwa Ndungane – Natal Sharks (6) there are better wingers.
Jongi Nokwe – Vodacom Cheetahs (4)
Earl Rose – Xerox Lions (-)
Riaan Viljoen – GWK Griquas (-)
boompie no idea hun, there are some shockers chosen
hargreaves is a good player but sykes has been far vbetter
the whole season sykes has been brilliant
21 – Sharky
Agree 100%. Why Rose have no idea. Adi just not the same player anymore.
Vermuelen and Deysel very unlucky and so J. Pietersen from WP and Mapoe.
23 T_H
Think Ruan is going to play from the Bench. My feeling. Going to be messed about like Frans was.
They can use him at 15, 10 and 9. No fair but that is how I see it.
puma how must sykes feel??? on the rugby 365 site sykes was consistently the best lock in south africa on form
he cant even make a squad of 37
poor deysel and vermeulen
wow many shocks
ruan will play 10 or 15 or 9
wtf knows 😆
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