Coach Peter de Villiers and the selectors have made six changes, including two positional, to the Springbok starting XV that faced Italy last week for Saturday’s final test of 2009 at Croke Park in Dublin against Ireland.
The Official SA Rugby web site says the following:
In the front row, Tendai Mtawarira returns to the starting XV in place of Wian du Preez and BJ Botha starts at tighthead with captain John Smit moving to hooker in the place of Adriaan Strauss.
Victor Matfield returns to the starting XV, replacing Andries Bekker, Schalk Burger is back at flank with Danie Rossouw moving from the side of the scrum to number eight. There is one change to the backline with Wynand Olivier starting at 12 in place of the injured Adi Jacobs.
There are four more changes on the bench – hooker Bismarck du Plessis and prop CJ van der Linde return from injury, whilst Irish-based centre Jean de Villiers is recalled and flank Dewald Potgieter is included in the Test 22 for the first time.
Smit will equal Percy Montgomery’s record as the most capped Springbok against Ireland (six caps), while Jaque Fourie will equal Jean de Villers’ record as the most capped Springbok centre (43 Tests).
The Springbok team is: (test caps in brackets):
15 Zane Kirchner (3)
14 JP Pietersen (32)
13 Jaque Fourie (53)
12 Wynand Olivier (26)
11 Bryan Habana (56)
10 Morne Steyn (11)
9 Fourie du Preez (54)
8 Danie Rossouw (45)
7 Schalk Burger (54)
6 Heinrich Brüssow (12)
5 Victor Matfield (91)
4 Bakkies Botha (65)
3 BJ Botha (18)
2 John Smit (92) – captain
1 Tendai Mtawarira (21)
Reserves:
16 Bismarck du Plessis (31)
17 CJ van der Linde (57)
18 Andries Bekker (2)
19 Jean Deysel (1)
20 Dewald Potgieter (uncapped)
21 Ruan Pienaar (36)
22 Jean de Villiers (54)
Hi Carol am very pleased for you about the rugby.
Puma the Vervet population is getting smaller every year, thats why all the new laws have come into protect them.
@387 RP – you can teach me! I’m teachable – very shy though! I blush easily.
Puma that was very funny about the cat, nearly peed my self laughing when i read it on voldy
@390 Loosehead – was asked the same question on Voldy – yes I am!
382 – Irish, I know mate it is all just fun. Friday damn love a Friday. Start of the weekend. Tomorrow two brilliant games of rugga to look forward too and in just about a half hour the crici odi starts in Cape Town.
Now who is in Cape Town? How is the weather looking towards Newlands?
Rugby Princess dont you think the frogs have some hot looking players
Hmmm is he rich and famous Loosehead? If he is then tis me – if not then not…
Question: by how many points are the Micks going to be spanked by tomorrow?
386 – ….and what a great mail that was too!! Replied… 😉
393 – Treehugs. Especially here in Joburg nothing comes into the house. Maybe a small spider…hehe A huge cat like that right on my desk. Must have climbed in through the window. Must have weighed about 30kg. HUGE.
Irish@394 BLARNEY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#395 Weather is CT is Gooood Puma. Slight South Easter blowing, so definatly no rain! I send GBS ‘n picture of Table Mountain taken from my office for his thread!..hehehe
He was a telly and radio presenter here, also Oirish.
I have seen your photo on the gallery and you aare for sure not him, or the fruit of his loins. Be gratefull!
391 Morning Hugs, send me a velvet monkey please, sounds like you have a few to spare!
I will dress him in a Springbok jersey and call him Percy!
Going to check it out now Carol!
391 – Treehugs. Ja, I feel sorry for them okes. They are hungry and looking for food everywhere. You see them down by the beach area in Umhlanga too. Probably this was where they had lived for centuries now we have taken their space.
Its been fun people ,have to go call the horses, farrier comeing at 2pm to do there hooves. Byeeeeeeeeee
402 – Polla thanks for that information. Then it should be good for the cricket. Hope GBS puts that pic up on the crici thread.
Carol will come back later after he is gone and hopefully you still here.
407 – Treehugs. Cheers.
#407 See, thats why I like cars…They are usually in the same place were you left them.
Treehugger
Have you seen their nude calendar ? Oohh my !!! 😳
406 – A cat weighing 30kgs, bugger that is bigger than my Border Collie. 😆
412 – Hi Princess, the nude French Calender – It nearly melted my computer it was so HOT!!!
I was trying to find it the other day, you should send it to Treehugger, an early christmas present!!
Irish 392
See ? Now you are making is sound like work …
@403 Loosehead – My mates call me ID as my real name starts with an I and my surname starts with D. Thus the nick Irish Devil. Makes sense…yeah I heard about the guy on voldy mate.
Hey Carol 🙂
Ain’t it something though ?
Carol – I’m busy packing mom – when you collecting me?
Ciao Treehugger – nice chattin to ya.
413 – Carol, Not sure what it weighed but is was a MONSTER cat…..hehe. I think it could have weighed that. Looked like a small lion cub. Massive. Never seen a cat that huge.. On my desk too.. almost died with fright. Must have a strong heart.
Think it is overfed. Cats don’t grow that big. Well I think they don’t.
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