Two new faces in the form of Siya Kolisi and Pat Cilliers make up a squad including 5 uncapped players – the others being JJ Engelbrecht, Elton Jantjies and Jano Vermaak. The full squad is:
Willem Alberts, The Sharks, 11 caps
Andries Bekker, DHL Western Province, 24 caps
Pat Cilliers, MTN Golden Lions, uncapped
Marcell Coetzee, The Sharks, 3 caps
Keegan Daniel, The Sharks, 3 caps
Jean de Villiers, DHL Western Province, 75 caps (captain)
Bismarck du Plessis, The Sharks, 45 caps
Jannie du Plessis, The Sharks, 33 caps
JJ Engelbrecht, Vodacom Blue Bulls, uncapped
Eben Etzebeth, DHL Western Province, 3 caps
Dean Greyling, Vodacom Blue Bulls, 2 caps
Bryan Habana, DHL Western Province, 77 caps
Francois Hougaard, Vodacom Blue Bulls, 18 caps
Elton Jantjies, MTN Golden Lions, uncapped
Zane Kirchner, Vodacom Blue Bulls, 15 caps
Siya Kolisi, DHL Western Province, uncapped
Juandré Kruger, Vodacom Blue Bulls, 3 caps
Patrick Lambie, The Sharks, 13 caps
Tendai Mtawarira, The Sharks, 35 caps
Lwazi Mvovo, The Sharks, 4 caps
Ruan Pienaar, Ulster, Northern Ireland, 54 caps
JP Pietersen, The Sharks 45 caps
Jacques Potgieter, Vodacom Blue Bulls, 1 cap
Chiliboy Ralepelle, Vodacom Blue Bulls, 21 caps
Pierre Spies, Vodacom Blue Bulls, 50 caps
Frans Steyn, The Sharks, 49 caps
Morné Steyn, Vodacom Blue Bulls,, 37 caps
Adriaan Strauss, Toyota FS Cheetahs, 12 caps
Flip van der Merwe, Vodacom Blue Bulls, 14 caps
Jano Vermaak, Vodacom Blue Bulls, uncapped.
Total caps: 647
Injured Boks not considered for selection were: Bjorn Basson, Juan Smith, Schalk Burger, Heinrich Brüssow, Bandise Maku, Coenie Oosthuizen, Jaco Taute, Johan Goosen and Duane Vermeulen
60 @ Pietman:
Ons HET die spelers, ons kort net ‘n klemverskuiwing in die wedstrydplan…. en die Sharks spelers is al gewoond aan die nuwe tipe spelpatroon… besitrugby, heg waarde aan die afbreekpunte, beskerm die bal, speel met goeie vaste fases (lynstane en skrums).
O, en gee ons ‘n geballanseerde spelpatroon, klem op beide verdediging EN aanval.
@ grootblousmile:
Yeah looking forward to beating you on the ‘bru again! 🙂
@ Pietman: You beat me by 1. well done. I’ll try and return the favor next time!
@ bdb:
Nee jou poepol die Bulls het net 7 uit 18 games gewen teen die Stormers. Dit is 7 gewen 10 VERLOOR en een gedraw. So gaan terug na daai hokkie in Maraba stad daar in Pretoria en vra daai antie wat die hoenders daar pluk jou skool geld terug want jy kan nie eers tot 20 tel met jou skoene aan nie.
Jy lewe te veel in die verlede. Maar jy vergeet dat julle die CB vir die volgende tien jaar in n ry wen om naby die WP te kom. So vreet jou eie kak op
Ba Doom Tis
GBS, this is the house that you built. Its also your house to break down.
@ Stormersboy😮
Right, you are on bro’, starting with the Currie Cup……laat waai!!
51: jy is reg JFK, dit is seker omdat ‘n paar bitter keo manne hier begin skryf, sien post 63.
Spoony, jy kerm dat ek in die verlede lewe omdat ek na die 3 super titels van die Bulle verwys (en jou sensitiewe bitter hartjie teen die Bulle kan dit nie verdra nie?), maar jy skryf self:
“Maar jy vergeet dat julle die CB vir die volgende tien jaar in n ry wen om naby die WP te kom.”
So, jy mag wanneer dit jou pas die WP se baie CB titels in die verlede noem en geniet, maar ek mag nie verwys na die Bulle se 2 supertitels nie ?
Maak vrede met die verlede, goeie en slegte dinge (soos pres.Paul Kruger ons geleer het), en bou voort daarop !
Daarom, praat bietjie sense hier en met respek (banter is welkom), of kruip terug na jou hokkie daar in Keostad.
66: jammer Bulle, 3 supertitels. Daar is al so baie, ek het vergeet om reg te tel 😉
Wow. The guys here are very passionate about who plays in the Springbok team.
Why did we think HM would make wholesale changes after the England series? He has a plan in mind, will pick the players he feels can play the gameplan. Don’t expect revolutionary changes to the game plan, but rather look for evolutionary and incremental changes to the plan. And those increments will be small. We will still play the kick chase, but expect it to be better executed. Possibly a touch more running, and maybe the odd grubber or chip kick. Remember HM is the man that coached the Bulls to a record 90+ score over the Reds. That cannot be because of a conservative game plan. And was he also not in charge of the Bulls when they scored 60+ against the Chiefs in a Super 14 final? That again is not conservative rugby. But do expext this type of rugby upfront. HM will coach the guys to play winning rugby.
The majority of bloggers were happy (some with reservations) to have HM appointed as coach. What has changed?
68: ek sal ‘n antwoord probeer gee – en dan die houe vat ! 😉
‘n Klomp sharkies en stormers ondersteuners (nie almal nie!) is nou so dikbek en bitter omdat hul spanne ge-choke het (ek sou ook gewees het! hehe), en die beste ding om dan te doen is – kry ‘n scapegoat of iemand anders om jou teleurstelling oor uit te woed, en wie beter as die bok coach ?
Laat ek net dadelik byvoeg – my span het ook gechoke deur teen die Blues en Stormers te verloor op Loftus. Sharks het nie Saterdag gechoke nie, die laaste hekkie was net te hoog (hulle was ons beste span en die Stormers 2de beste), maar deur teen die Leeus en ‘n ander paar wedstryde te verloor wat hul moes gewen het, het hul al gechoke. Die Stormers het letterlik alles in hul guns gehad, maar ook verloor toe dit werklik saak maak.
Feite is, daar is eintlik net 2 plekke waaroor daar nou bohaai opgeskop word, en dit is 10 en 8, en nou is dit nog Bulle wat daar is, wat die saak nog meer emosioneel maak.
Hier is hoe ek die moontlike 15tal sien:
Lambie
JPP
JDV
FS
Habs
MS
FH
Spies
Alberts
Marcel
Juandre
Eben
Jannie
Bis
Beast
Deel die span in 3 groepe:
goud (kies hulself)
silwer (meeste saffas sal hul kies, nie almal nie, daar is ander spelers wat ook daar kan speel)
brons (spelers gelukkig om daar te wees)
Goud:
JPP
FS
Alberts
Eben
Beast
Bissie
Silwer:
Lambie (ander kies Zane, Joe, Ludik)
Habana (Basson, Mvovo, JJE)
JDV as 13 (de Jongh, JJE, Jordaan, JPP, WO weg)
Hougie (Pienaar, MCLeod, Piet, Jano)
Marcel (Brussow, Burger as hy reg is, Siya)
Juandre (Bekker, Franco)
Jannie (Coenie)
Brons:
Spies (Duanne is beseer, Kanko weg)
Morne (Jantjes, Grant, Goosen is beseer)
So, dit is werklik net 8 en 10 waaroor baie kerm en kla, en as jy kyk na beserings, spelers wat oorsee gaan speel het, ens. is daar nie veel beter nie.
Teen die tyd dat ons klaar Arg gespeel het, het Duanne dalk weer sy merk gemaak in die CB en kan terugkom vir die res van die RC, so ook Goosen.
Ontspan kêrels, super 15 is verby, nou is dit die Bokke !
En lekker provinsialisme in die CB !
69: wou nog byvoeg, Pat het my baie beindruk, sal hom ook sterk oorweeg as vaskop, ten minste reserwe.
Agree, BDB, Pat is very underrated, except in Lions rugby. However, we are used to Spies making thosestorming runs etc. Defences have just gotten too good for that, and I think he has learnt to get involved in the rucks and mauls. But he should be able to impose himself better at the collisions. No 10 is problematic. Can’t wait for Goosen to get back to fitness. He is the best FH we have, but MS has proven his worth in the past, and a bad series should not mean automatic relegation to the bench. Lambie and Jantjies offer different options to MS, and give us depth at no 10. But HM has chosen his squad for the next 2 tests, and he will tweak it a bit after the games against Argentina.
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