BJ is called up to help the Boks in time of need , surely he should have been there from the start ?
One could also probably argue for a recall of F Steyn and Jean DeVilliers.
Courtesy of New24
BJ gets Bok recall
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:39
Back with the Boks: Ulster prop BJ Botha
World Cup winner BJ Botha has become the second Ireland-based prop to be recalled to the Springbok team, as injuries continue to cut a swathe through the winless South African touring team in Europe.
Botha, capped 17 times for his country before he joined up with Irish province Ulster at the start of the 2008/09 season, will join the Bok squad as they prepare for the second Test of their tour – against Italy in Udine on Saturday.
Anthony Mackaiser, the Boks’ media liaison confirmed to rugby365.com that Botha has been called up to the squad.
He replaces the injured Munster Bok CJ van der Linde, who damaged his hamstring in the 23-24 loss to Saracens in London on Tuesday. Van der Linde last just 10 minutes, before he hobbled off.
Botha was reportedly on holiday in South Africa and will fly out to Italy on Wednesday night.
Van der Linde, who has 57 Test caps for his country, was called up to the Boks after the opening match of the tour – a 17-22 loss to Leicester Tigers.
This game started the Boks’ injury scourge when the entire Dirt Trackers front row – Gurthrö Steenkamp, Chiliboy Ralepelle and Jannie du Plessis – had to return home.
Botha, who has established himself as an integral part the Ulster front row, is a specialist tighthead prop – with Van der Linde able to play on both sides.
However, he is highly rated by his peers as a technically sound and powerful scrummager, who before leaving South Africa, was one cap shy of a half century in the domestic Currie Cup.
He made his first professional appearance with the Sharks in 2001 and represented South Africa at Under-21 level that same season.
His Bok Test debut came as a replacement against New Zealand in 2006, ending his debut season with a tour of England and Ireland in November. The last of his 17 caps was against Wales at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, in June last year – just before his departure to Ireland.
Prop is not the Boks’ only injury concern ahead of Saturday’s encounter with Italy, as South Africa try to avoid a fourth consecutive loss for the first time since 2006.
Should they lose to Italy on Saturday and Ireland the next week, it will be the first time in more than 50 years that the Boks failed to win any of their games on a Northern Hemisphere tour.
Earlier on Wednesday, new Springbok midweek captain Dewald Potgieter, Sharks loose forward Jean Deysel, uncapped Bok scrumhalf Francois Hougaard and wing Jongi Nokwe were all named in the 26-man squad that headed to Udine to prepare for the Test against Italy on Saturday.
With injury concerns over several forwards – Van der Linde, hooker Bismarck du Plessis, lock Andries Bekker and flank Schalk Burger – additional cover was required.
“Andries, Bismarck and Schalk are still being monitored and there will be more clarity on their fitness at the team announcement,” Mackaiser told this website.
Bok coach Peter de Villiers will name his Test starting XV on Thursday.
By Jan de Koning
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So hoekom nie ons verlos van Adoons Jacobs nie en bel vir JdV en Francois Steyn om ook te kom uithelp!
Na die Tigers verloor het my swaerie voorspel ons gaan tydens die toer net teen die Spaghettivreters wen. Wel, ons moet eers verby Castro kom!!
Ek is happy dat BJ opgeroep is, demmit!
Hel, ek is altyd happy oor ‘n BJ…. hehehe
Bleddie hoog tyd, hoop sommer hy begin.
Ek sou met die span die Italianers aanvat.
1 – Beast
2 – Smit
3 – BJ
4 – Bakkies
5 – Victor
6 – Heinrich
7 – Jean
8 – Dewald
9 – FDP
10 – Morne
11 – Habana
12 – Olivier
13 – Fourie
14 – JP
15 – Pienaar
snoek now that would be a mean team
“lol” gbs jou vuil uil
GBS, help gou asb met ‘n rekenaar querie asb.
@Snoek: Praat Snoekvis-vrotvoet-fokker, ek luister!
Waarmee help ek?
Ek het explorer 8 ge download 16.1mb
Toe dit install se die ding ek moet eers sekere windows updates doen, wat ek toe doen.
Toe restart die rekenaar vanself en nou dat hy weer aan is lyk als nog dieselfde en ek kry nerens exp 8 nie.
Moet ek die bleddie ding nou weer download?
Maklike antwoord vir die Bokke. Castreer Castro
GBS – Is dit ‘n lang antwoord, of weet jy nie?
@Snoek: Gaan na jou Internet Explorer se Help funksie, click op About Internet Explorer… dit sal jou sê watter weergawe het jy in…
Het jy die IE8 gedownload na ‘n folder êrens of dalk soos meeste dommes na jou Desktop… of het jy RUN gekies in plaas van download to a FILE?
haai jou blerrie blou bal wat ryk soos vrot oliphant tril gedoop in vark kaaings 😆
Tans hardloop 6, en ek het RUN gekies.
@Snoek: Sorry dat ek lank geneem het, ek is besig om aandete te eet tussenin.
actually always follow the download instructions from microsoft 😆
Wat eet ons? 😆
@Snoek: Mmmmm, dan moet jy WEEEEER download, sucker… jy moet save êrens na ‘n file toe, moes nie RUN gekies het nie.
Howzit Sharky
I hear Deysel was the best player on the field last night. Whats your take on it.
@GBS – Die fokkerrrs steel my bandwith. :angry:
@Snoek: Vol gekookte bord kos…. Geskroeide bruin volgraan rys, Boontjies, Diced Carrots, Gebraaide aartappel wedges met lekwar tuisgegroeide herbs & spices op, Hoenderboudjies…. en ‘n lekker vet gemengde slaai op die kant met my tuisgemaakte Italiaanse slaaisous (wel dan is dit mos eintlik Afrikaanse slaaisous… hehehe)
@ GBS
Nee man, dit klink sommer moerse lekwar. Ek het vanaand Pap en Wors met ‘n eier gehad en “angels cake” vir nagereg. Nou sip ek aan ‘n lekker “Ouma se wyn” terwyl ek hier rondhang.
Gaan gou weer daai IE8 probeer.
@Snoek: Die weer is moer onplesierig hier by ons… dis soos winter… ek dink ek moet myself ‘n moooooooosa glas jerrekie-pik-my gaan gooi!
@Snoek: Dis jammer jysie naby nie, ek het moooosa lekker tweaks vir jou Windows XP…. ja ek weet jy het XP want hy’t nog gekom met IE6….
Hoop jy het al Servicepack 3 op XP.. en dis nogal jammer, ek het moooooooosa Autopatchers om XP te omvorm dat hy vliegggggggggggggggggggg !
Brootblousmile jy al enige nuus vir my oor daardie laptop?
@superBul: Ai, my beste gebroedsel… nee, ek belowe ek werk moreoggend daaraan… belowe…. erewoord en sulke dinge.
@grootblousmile: Dankie, weer probeer en nou werk hy lekker.
Ek sal as ek weer opkom ‘n afspraak met jou maak, dan bring ek die ding vir jou om Redbull te voer.
Ek sien daar is ‘n nuwe foto op die bloggers foto galerie. Lelike bliksems wat hier blog.
En daai Irish lyk sommer na ‘n stout gat!
BJ vevang vir CJ… Een van die dae bring hulle AJ terug… Nee donder manne BJ was maar useless in die World Cup. Sal maar sien hoe gaan dit voor ek ‘n judgement maak. Een ding is wel seker Peter de Villiers moes vir WP Nel, en Coenraad Oosthuizen ook daar gehad het. Die Heinke ‘n tighthead maak het erg geflop… Hou hom losskop, daai Kevin Buys ou het potensiaal as ‘n vasskop.
Vir die Goue Leeus die laaste twee sinne…
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