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)
Tripps, Not sure if Scotland will win. Arg can pull of some big wins. Depends who is playing for them. I never watched that game they played against Wales. So not sure.
Think Scotland also got lucky last week with Gits off form with the kicking. Then of course I was supporting the Scots. Should have put them down in my superbru but never thought Oz would lose to them.
538 Bwaaahahahahaha ag shamepies man
I would like to say hi to all you okes not in Cape Town by streaking across Newlands later this afternoon, but I hear they are serving rump sosaties in the box tonight and I dont wanna miss that!
538 – Arme Tom is nou Tammy!
Amla gets a boundary. Good now keep it up.
Hey Puma, did you get the email GBS sent?
Just as we are criticizing Amla ….he has got 13 from 9 balls hehehehehehe
Carol @ 540
I think i might be underestimating you and Tripples. Well as long as you take us as is, there is no problem.
DAMN thinking so much about my picks for the rugby forgot to do my picks for the Cricket on SuperBru. Was going to when I put the rugby picks in. Damn now miss out on this one. Daft me 😆
543 You are just scared that certain parts of your anatomy will be part of that sosatie should you streak over the field!!!!
#538..Eintlik is Tom nou Tim!…die “o” is nou moertoe dun!…
Check comment # 524 – for Polla’s Pussy…
Go Amla……….. Prove us wrong.
546 – Polla will go and check it now. Feel angry with myself was going to put my picks in for the cricket about a 2 hours ago when I did the rugby and forgot about the cricket so missed out on this one.
548 We try hey Carol?
553 – Snoek I say so too. He is a great bastman just more suited to Tests. So hoping he gets a big score here.
#550..That as well Tripples…These Newlands security guards are not lekker!..and some of them have big Rottweilers as company!
Is the cat very big or is the dog very small? Can’t make up my mind.
Polla is a moooooooooooooosa Pussy… I mean he has a moooooooooooosa Pussy…
#552..Agge nee man GBS..Nou is my Pussy die hele wereld vol!…
GBS @ 559
😆
Polla, No mail from GBS yet.
#558..The dog is your standard garden variety short leg Jack Russel!
Puma, its the same as in comment #524. You started it all with your comment about the big fat cat!..Now it turned into my Big mooooosa Pussy!…
559 ag nee man GBS ek het nog nie die foto teruggekry nie!!!!
562@ Puma – Man, check your yahoo.co.uk account, that is the only E-Mail Addie I have for you…. the one on your Profile…
nie teruggekry maar GEKRY nie hehehehe
Polla, you would never have thought this morning when you kicked your dog on his ass that he will be world famous by 3 in the afternoon.
Okay, not world famous, but almost.
I’m leaving for Newlands in about 20 minutes. Any requests for Graeme and the Boys?
569@ Polla – Yip… tell them to “Gooooooooooooooooooi Mieliessssssssssssss!”
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