Schalk Burger and Bismarck du Plessis are injured and are doubtful for Saturday’s Tests against Italy.

Both players are carrying rib injuries and did not take part in the Springbok Mondayscrummaging session. John Smit remained at tighthead and the Freestate Cheetahs captain, Adriaan Strauss scrummed at hooker. If Burger does not play it seems as if he will be replaced by late call up, Jean Deysel, who trained with the Bok Test team.

This again makes a mockery of the original squad announced where players like Heinke van der Merwe and Bandise Maku were touted as being in the squad on a merit basis, yet after the loss to Leicester they have been replaced by players deemed not good enough to make the original squad. Deysel was called up to replace Spies, and after a mediocre performance against Leicester seems to have leapfrogged the more deserving Dewalt Potgieter and Danie Rossouw into the Bok Test team.

27 Responses to Burger and Bismarck doubtful for weekend

  • 1

    Seer Janne

  • 2

    Let them rest no need to rush them in for the Italy game. We have Deysel and Potgieter that can fill in for Burger and A. Strauss for Bissie.

  • 3

    Well if Deysel trained with the Bok squad it looks like Deysel will fill in for Burger. Very good replacement.

  • 4

    Hello Carol, What you doing at home? Or are you at work?

  • 5

    GBS you gave us our smiley faces back :-))

  • 6

    4 Puma, I have loads of lieu days to use up…..so hence I am at home and will get a good start off to London to see the Boks tonight! 😀

  • 7

    6 – If you have many days to use up. YOU ARE WORKING TOO HARD. Time to have a good rest.

    Enjoy the game Carol. Does it take up long to get to London from where you live?

  • 8

    up meant you. My normal mistakes creeping in again 🙁

  • 9

    Going to do my SuperBru pick now for the game tonight. Just not sure about this game. Want to go with my heart here.

    Our loosies are far better than the ones that played against Tigers. Wish though Vermeulen was at 8. Then Johnson had quite a good game against Tigers. Our front row is FAR better.

    Have to go with my heart.

  • 10

    7 – Puma, we will go on the train and it will take probably about an hour to get to Wembley, just want to find some good bars pre match. going with a girlfriend, WRS refused my invitation!! (Where did the smileys go) !!

  • 11

    Hellooooooooo

    Smileys were up briefly because I updated the Plugin.. but it’s OFF again.

    9@ Puma – Thanks for reminding me to do my picks as well.. would have forgotten… again!

  • 12

    10 – Carol a hour is not a long journey especially by train. You can relax. Well it is always better to go with someone that really wants to go.

    Enjoy it. Are you meeting up with any of the bloggers from here and keo?

  • 13

    11 – GBS Thanks now for reminded me too……hehehe. I got side tracked there and forgot to do my picks.

    Going to do it now

  • 14

    13@ Puma – Fark, us old timers are doff today, are’nt we?

    Bwahahaha

  • 15

    So dit lyk asof Snorre gaan volhard met sy twee ‘sterre’ van laasweek: Adi en Kanko ?

    Eish.

  • 16

    loskoppietjie , your hatred for the sharks clearly clouds your brains and any perspective of fair jugdement

    deysel was mediocre?? while all the rugby knowledgable people in south africa spoke of deysel’s good play, you say he was mediocre ? i then question your knowledge as its clear to see your bias

    no doubt deysel could play better then anyone and you would knock him down

    its like me comming in here and saying brussouw was shit last weekend mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm makes one think huh

  • 17

    goeie dag bdb maat , hoop dinge goed daar by jou

    en dankie vir jou goeie regverdige woorde oor smitty en dit wat hy al vir ons bokke vermag het

    good to see some acknowledge greatness

  • 18

    17: hallo sharky, goed hier en daar by die see ?

    Soos ek gesê het, Smitty is die beste kaptein wat ek gesien het, maar ek glo nogsteeds hy moet haker speel. Kan nie dink dat ‘n ou se loopbaan langer gemaak kan word deur vaskop te speel nie, seker die moeilikste posisie vandag op die veld.

    Hoop vir julle part hy is weer cappie volgende jaar by die sharks want die ander (Muller, Stefan) is nie naby sy gehalte nie.

    Lyk egter of julle groot probleme het met sekere spelers se vorm: Adi, JPP en veral Kanko en RP speel nie naastenby hul potensiaal nie, terwyl Beast na die BIL ook nie meer die wêreld aan die brand speel nie.

    Nou, dalk is dit hul af-seisoen, en dit gaan dalk beter volgende seisoen.

    Kom ons hoop net vir SA se onthalwe, albei ons spanne (vandag en die volgende 2 saterdae) sluit die seisoen vir ons af op ‘n hoë noot.

    Go Bokke !

  • 19

    bdb @ 18
    “Kom ons hoop net vir SA se onthalwe, albei ons spanne (vandag en die volgende 2 saterdae) sluit die seisoen vir ons af op ‘n hoë noot.”
    😆 en daaaaaaaaaaa herinner djy my weer aan Ras Dumisani, hehehe

  • 20

    19: Mirrag Ashley, dink nie ou Dumi-insanity weet wat ‘n hoë noot is nie !

  • 21

    Sharky……….you rise to the bait every time.

  • 22

    21: byt die visse weer goed vandag ? 😉

  • 23

    no i whipped the wooden spooen stirring the pot myself 😆

    need bdb maar ek wou sy cheetah rooi bloed bietjie opwarm 😆

  • 24

    ek en loskoppietjie garra mekaar van lankal af lol

  • 25

    22 I am going to leave my job and take up fishing…….

  • 26

    18 – BDB

    Agree with you boet. Smitty should be captain of the Sharks. Why Plum does not select as our captain have no idea. Maybe next year he will.

  • 27

    #25 just remember to use a spark plug when fishing , bloem damn is not the sea , just hope you realise that 😆

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