News from the UK is that Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira is returning home due to his recurring heart problem.
After consultation with a cardiologist, it has been decided that it is in the best interests of Beast to return home and undergo more tests and therapy for his heart palpitations. He will undergo a minor operation upon his return to hopefully correct the issue.
Frans Malherbe will join the pringboks as replacement prop on tour.
Rugby-Talk wishes Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira all the best and a speedy recovery.
I dont think we need a replacement
As for Beast rest up fella, it has been a long seasonLoof forward to you playing good rugga in the 2013 S15
Good call by the Dr and coaching staff. Never risk a players life for a game.
However, your supporters will miss you Beast. Get better buddy and see you with the Sharks next year.
Van der Merwe is the best bet right now to start or Cilliers, but please not CJ he was not that great.
@ Puma:
Hiyas Pooms, heinke should start with Pat, I would have Jannie on the bench purely as Jannie also needs a bit of a break, he has been playing none stop.
Beast replaced by Frans Malherbe 😯
4 @ Sharks_forever:
Jeez took me for ages to get back in here. Just refreshed and waited about 5 min.
Yes agree, I would start with Heinke and Pat as well, give Jannie a rest. Though we must not take these Scots lightly they played well against the ABs yesterday. But yeah, Jannie needs a rest. We need him more against England next week.
So if that is a change the only other changes I would like to see are:
Coetzee in for Alberts, have said it many times here our loose are too slow even if they are good they just too slow.
Would like to see how Taute can go at fullback and Juan in at outside centre. Leave the rest of the team as was on Saturday. Though also not so sure about Kruger, could start with Flip. Alberts too could start there but Meyer only using him as a blindside flank
Speedy recovery Beast!
Bokke front row should be OK… Gurthro should have recovered from his niggling injury and Heinke scrummed well when he came on, on Saturday.
CJ van der Linde is way, way, way past it, and should not make the team or bench again. Tighthead should be covered by Doc Jannie and Pat Cilliers… and that is enough.
Only 2 games left for the Bokke on tour.
Frans Malherbe & CJ van der Linde can just cover if the popo really hits the fan…. and then only on the bench.
5 Sharks_Forever
Think he is just extra, we will still have Heinke, Pat and CJ. Think he will just be part of the 32 squad now.
One moment HM shows forward thinking and makes sense. the next minute he leaves one totally flaborgasted?
Okay now my posts are not coming up either…. 🙄
Try again.
Gbs, I think that Steenkamp is still struggling a bit with that injury, read it somehere yesterday. Otherwise he would be the perfect replacement for Beast. Anyhow we are covered well there with Heinke is Steenkamp is still injured.
My Bokke side for Scotland would be:
15 Jaco Taute
14 JP Pietersen
13 Juan de Jongh
12 Jean de Villiers (reluctantly)
11 Raymond Rhule
10 Elton Jantjies
9 Ruan Pienaar
8 Duane Vermeulen (tackled like a demon on SAT)
7 Willem Alberts (also tackled like a man possessed on SAT)
6 Francois Louw
5 Juandré Kruger
4 Eben Etzebeth
3 Pat Cilliers
2 Adriaan Strauss
1 Heinke van der Merwe
Replacements:
16 Schalk Britz
17 Gurthro Steenkamp (close tussle between him and Heinke to start)
18 Jannie du Plessis (having a bit of a rest on the bench after a long season)
19 Flip van der Merwe
20 Arno Botha / Marcell Coetzee
21 Jano Vermaak
22 Patrick Lambie
23 Zane Kirchner
9 @ Sharks_forever:
hahahahaha. What was that saying again? Meyer is like a box of chocolates you don’t know what you gonna get!
6: “Leave the rest of the team as was on Saturday.”
Puma, wat van nog een verandering – drop vir Lambie, hy het meer as genoeg kanse gehad, gee Morne weer ‘n kans ?
Hougie is down on form… thinking too much of his Audi RS 8 and the string of girls interested in him.
So, give young Rhule a run against the weakest of the 4 Home Nations… he might just be a revelation come true.
Rhule and Juan de Jongh should give an attacking edge to an otherwise sterile backline.. so too should Elton Jantjies. Biggest single problem still lies at Inside Centre.
11 @ grootblousmile:
He will ruin this talented youngster as well. If you can’t kick you don’t fit into his team and plans. 🙄
Don’t think Rhule will be there. Go read the Beeld. Meyer says Rhule needs to improve his kicking first… 🙄 I kid you not!!!!!!!!
Did you not see the ABs yesterday? I hope Meyer took a very good look, we need to start playing with more skills and let our speedsters do their thing not damn go learn to kick.
Lambie and Elton Jantjies would have to fight it out for the flyhalf berth against England.. and one could only measure them if the one starts and the other is on the bench and getting a decent stint as replacement in the Scotland game.
15 @ Puma:
I said that would be MY Bokke side for Saturday.
15 Inzane Kirchner
14 JP Pietersen
13 Lionel Mapoe
12 Jean de Villiers
11 Francois Hougaard
10 Morne Steyn
9 Jano Vermaak
8 Duane Vermeulen
7 Arno Botha
6 Francois Louw
5 Juandré Kruger
4 Flip van der Merwe
3 Pat Cilliers
2 Chiliboy Ralapele (k)
1 Gurthro Steenkamp
Replacements:
16 Strauss
17 Heinke
18 Jannie
19 Eben Dubbelbet
20 Alberts
21 Ruan
22 Patrick Swayze
23 JDJ
Actually here is the team i would like to see face the Skirt dressers 😆 Bullscot gonna have a go at me for that one 😉 😆
01 Heinke
02 Brits
03 Cilliers
04 Alberts/Flip
05 Etzebeth
06 Coetzee
07 Flouw
08 Vermeulen
09 Pienaar
10 Lambie (Jantjes)
11 Mvovo/Rhule
12 JDV (Lambie)
13 JDJ
14 JPP
15 Taute
16 Chili (rest Strauss for England)
17 Jannie (rest for England)
18 Gurthro (reports coming through this morning say he is fine)
19 Flip/Alberts
20 Arno Botha
21 Hougaard
22 Jantjies
23 Rhule/Mvovo
Was watching the French game this morning, they too seem to be way ahead of us. Seems so many teams have approched ball in hand and a off-loading game. We have to wake up otherwise will be left behind with the kicking game.
19 @ Sharks_forever:
Too many changes… no continuity in positions… not in a million years
17 @ grootblousmile:
I would love to see Rhule in the team he is gonna be a super star if left to play like he does with the Cheetahs. However, for the Boks if he has been told to improve his kicking game, doubt he will be starting and I really think that is a pity. Though we must not take the Scots for granted they beat us the last time and the time before they almost beat us as well.
I think our forwards are nearly sorted out… the grunt was there in the second half… and the Bokke forwards have consistently done well enough in the last 4 or 5 Tests.
Therefore I would not make too many forwards changes… it’s the backline which worries me, no end.
19: Alberts op slot .. net as sy kicking game goed genoeg is ?
Frans Malherbe?
23 @ grootblousmile:I would like to see a bit more pace in the loosies…………..backline is / was pretty average.
22 @ Puma:
Ball-in-hand rugby saved us in the 2nd Half on Saturday… and playing in the right areas of the pitch in the 2nd half too.
First half was dismal, ill-diciplined… and generally a cock-up.
… and of course we had that pedantic cheating fool to ref us… Barnes
@ bdb:
why not play this side, I am sure it will make you extremely happy 😉
15 Zane
14 Mapoe
13 JDJ
12 JDV
11 Rhule
10 Morne
09 Hougaard
08 Botha
07 Vermeulen
06 Flouw
05 Jandre
04 Flip
03 CIlliers
02 Chili
01 Heinke
16 Strauss
17 Gurthro
18 Malherbe
19 Etzebeth
20 Potgieter
21 Vermaak
22 Jantjies
23 Taute
@ grootblousmile:
I put that team for a reason 😉
26 @ Loosehead:
That’s why I would bring in Arno Botha on the bench…
Loosies as is and as a combo quite balanced in my view… Alberts maybe a yard or 3 slow. Duane Vermeulen was a rock in the tackle area on Saturday… and he manages to slow opposition ball quite effectively at No 8.
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