The Springboks have moved into second spot on the International Rugby Board’s rankings after their 16-12 win over Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.
Sport24
The Boks edged past the Wallabies – who were walloped 33-6 by France – and are now on 85.50 rankings points, still 7.41 points behind leaders the All Blacks who thumped Scotland 51-22 on Sunday.
Australia moved down into third spot with 84.82 points.
Other movers inside the world’s top 10 were France – who leapfrogged England into fourth place – and Argentina – who moved past Ireland into seventh position following their impressive 26-12 win over Wales in Cardiff.
The Boks take on Scotland in Edinburgh on Saturday, before concluding their European tour the following week against England in London.
IRB rankings (Top 10, previous week’s ranking in parentheses):
1(1) NEW ZEALAND 92.91
2(3) SOUTH AFRICA 85.50
3(2) AUSTRALIA 84.82
4(5) FRANCE 84.58
5(4) ENGLAND 83.09
6(6) WALES 80.60
7(8) ARGENTINA 80.29
8(7) IRELAND 79.04
9(9) SCOTLAND 77.97
10(10) SAMOA 77.14
28: was = wag
@ bdb:
100% Bidi, Kyk net hoe sleg is Smitty op voorums soos hierdie slegese?? soos n hond?? so onodig
Hier is n artikle van vandag.\
The Springboks could blood a new captain in their second end-of-year Test against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday.
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer on Monday said he is considering resting skipper Jean de Villiers as the veteran centre has had minimal time off and is carrying a hamstring niggle.
Meyer said the Edinburgh encounter would also be a good opportunity for De Villiers’ Stormers team mate Juan de Jongh to return to the run-on side.
“I am thinking of giving Jean a rest this week as he has been struggling a bit with that hamstring injury that has been bothering him recently,” Meyer said.
“I definitely want to give Juan a chance. The reason I left him out last week was just because I wanted to keep changes to a minimum from the perspective of what we needed on defence.
“I haven’t made up my mind completely about this yet, and I still need to talk to a few people, but I would like to institute a rotation policy in the midfield.
“I thought Jaco Taute played his best Test so far against Ireland, so it is a case of whether we play Jaco and Juan together in the midfield, or whether we pair up Juan with Jean.”
Meyer hinted at the former combination, saying, “I still believe fullback is Jaco Taute’s best position, and would love to play him there now, but I don’t want to make too many changes for the Scotland game.
“I think we should be looking to build momentum, and we did not play well last time out against Ireland. I have a lot of respect for Scotland.
“They may have lost heavily to the All Blacks but it was mainly in a period of 10 minutes that the All Blacks did most of the damage. Scotland scored three tries, which is not something we or Australia have managed against New Zealand this year.”
Meyer also confirmed that Pat Lambie will be retained at flyhalf.
“He didn’t have much opportunity to stamp his authority on the game in the first half but he showed some nice touches in the second and Pat also knows he is capable of better so I would like to back him and give him a chance to gain confidence going forward by building on his performance,” said Meyer.
Springbok team doctor Craig Roberts confirmed that Jannie du Plessis is the only injury concern after the tighthead prop sustained a mild ankle sprain during the 16-12 victory over Ireland in Dublin last Saturday.
Roberts said that Du Plessis would be assessed after training and that they are ‘hopeful’ that he will be fit for the weekend’s match.
@ bdb:
@29 Nee man, as die agterlyn oor die breedte van die veld gevorm het! Dan was Jean meesal buitesenter.
30: dink ook nie HM sal altwee senters vervang nie, wonder of dit nie beter is om bok senterpare van provinsies saam te kies nie:
Stormers: JDV en JDJ
Sharks: Whitehead en Jordaan
Bulle: WO en Mapoe (volgende jaar, sou egter WO en Jan verkies het)
Cheetahs: Ebersohn en Sadie (volgende jaar)
kies 2 van hierdie senterpare vir die bokgroep ?
33: en as hul oor die lengte van die veld gevorm het, was Taute buitesenter ?
@ bdb:
Bidi die Sharks se senters is Tans Fransie, whitehead en Bosman, Jordaan en Heimer Williams
Manne, as ons hier krieket kan gesels, dan seker tennis ook.
Wie gaan wen, Djokovic speel nou teen Federer om te bepaal wie die ATP kampioen vir die jaar 2012 is. Belangrikste trofee om te wen naas die Grand Slams.
@ bdb:
Het nou weer na jou vraag gekyk, en dit is altyd n mooilike een Bidi, Die Sharks byvoorbeeld sal die senter paar van Fransie en Jordaan as kombinasie he.
Also Fransie and whitehead and Whitehead and jordaan, Add to that Bosman who actually had a good year at the Sharks
36: eish, skoon vergeet van Fransie. Wie moet volgende jaar saam hom vir die Bokke speel ?
@ bdb:
Bidi, jy kan kak ook gesels as dit is waarvoor jy lus is 😆
@ bdb:
Ek hoop tans dit is JF
38: FS moet net pasop vir al daai hamburgers, netnou word hy te dik om senter te speel, maar hy sal ‘n vinnige haker uitmaak wat kan pale toe skop !
Nee manne ek waai eers, tjeers, raak laat hier.
40: ja jong, pleit skuldig, Pietman het hom so vererg vir my, hy het skoon geloop. 😉
BIdi Kyk Tyd sal tel, Maar ek reken as n kombinasie gaan Fransie en Jordaan briljant wees, 2 verskullende senters
@ Pietman:
Cheers Pieta, goed gaan.
@ bdb:
Hy het baie gewig verloor van dat hy terug is Bidi, glo my Plum sal hom gou gou maer maak 😆
41: JFK ? lewe hy nog ?
@ bdb:
Nee man waar? My oge val toe!
Praat annerdag,,,,as Turk ook hier is, hehehehe!
JFK?? Jacques Fourie
45: by die Bulle soek ek in die toekoms, Jan Serfontein en Small Smith, hoe gouer hoe beter.
@ Pietman:
Ja PIet, you Ragheads need lotsa sleep 😆
48: lekker slaap Pietman, ek grap net.
Federer vinnig deurgebreek, 2-0 in eerste stel.
Ya Bidi ek reken daai senters van julle gaan bietjie amok saai
Huur is min of meer die Sharks se agterlyn vir the Supder15
15 Ludik
14 JPP
13 Jordaan
12 Fransie
11 Mvovo
10 Lambie
09 Reinach
reserwes is: Mcleod, Butch, Whitehead, Bosman, Viljoen, Sithole, Hoffman, Heimer Williams,
Daar is nog so paar aagter spelers wie se name ek nie nou kan aan dink nie.
Federer is n legende @ bdb:
55: goeie begin agterlyn, die reserwes klink soos ‘n ouetehuis, kort net vir Stefan daar ! 😉
56: Kommentator noem hom His Royal Rogerness, hehe
@ bdb:
LOL Bidi moenie vergeet nie, ondervinding tussen die jonges is baie belandrik, And remember It is only Butch and Bosman that is ageing 😆 Butch is ingebring om die 2 nuwe jong loskakels te guide
Zeilinga and Robert du Preez, 2 skutterende loskakkels Robert is 18 en is nou net gekies vir die Bokke onder 20 span.
@ bdb:
😆
Oh onthou die oupa Butch het jou Bulle kaf gespeel onlangs todat hulle vir jnatjes opgebring het, toe verloor die Leeus
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