The South African Springboks squad, to take on the world’s best in England, at the 2015 Rugby World Cup was officially announced at 18:00 SA Time (16:00 GMT), live on SuperSport 1 on TV in South Africa.
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer is on a hiding to nothing, no matter which squad he would have selected, whether it be from lobbyists saying that there are not enough players of colour in the side OR whether he is accused of player bias OR choosing old favourites… OR not choosing players on merit.
I urge everybody to accept his selection prerogatives, even though you or me would have done it differently, and to get behind this Springbok side for the Rugby World Cup, where they will be representing their country to the best of their abilities.
The “Ghost Squad” has already been discussed ad-nauseam, the announced squad is exactly the same and feature the inclusion of fringe players like Zane Kirchner, Rudy Paige, Siya Kolisi and Morné Steyn.
Injured or previously injured players like Fourie du Preez, Jean de Villiers, Duane Vermeulen, Coenie Oosthuizen, Jannie du Plessis is also be included in the squad.
A number of players are hugely unlucky not to be selected, they include Heinrich Brüssow, Steven Kitshoff, Marcel van der Merwe, Vincent Koch, Marcell Coetzee, Jan Serfontein, Frans Steyn, Cornal Hendricks, Cobus Reinach and Francois Hougaard.
Here is the Springbok Rugby World Cup squad for 2015, which is now official:
Springbok Rugby World Cup Squad:
Backs:
- Fullbacks: Willie le Roux
- Utility: Zane Kirchner
- Wings: Bryan Habana, Lwazi Mvovo, JP Pietersen
- Centres: Jean de Villiers (Captain), Damian de Allende, Jesse Kriel
- Flyhalves: Pat Lambie, Handré Pollard, Morné Steyn
- Scrumhalves: Ruan Pienaar, Fourie du Preez, Rudy Paige
Fowards:
- Loose Forwards: Duane Vermeulen, Schalk Burger, Willem Alberts, Francois Louw, Siya Kolisi
- Locks: Eben Etzebeth, Victor Matfield (Vice-Captain), Lood de Jager
- Utility Lock & Loose Forward: Pieter-Steph du Toit
- Props: Beast Mtawarira, Jannie du Plessis, Trevor Nyakane, Frans Malherbe, Coenie Oosthuizen
- Hookers: Bismarck du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss, Schalk Brits
grootblousmile wrote:
No!
Handré Pollard
Morné Steyn
Adriaan Strauss
… and the last name…
Duane Vermeulen
So, exactly the Ghost Squad!!
Only selected players get that added comment,
@ grootblousmile:
Ok dankie, lys gou die span asb…ek mis n paar name hierbo! Seker die Kubaanse sous
37 @ Jeraldjay:
Yip, it is MY opinion, yours might and will differ!
Get over it!
You are welcome to add your comments
38 @ Pietman:
Span is reeds hierbo in die Artikel volledig!
Now to find out how happy different sections / factions are, about the squad…. mmmmm
No Elton Jantjies, no Brüssow… I think they must surely be the unluckiest ones…
@ grootblousmile:
O ok…laat ek blaai!
Hier is die groep, elkeen het sy eie mening wie moes gegaan het en wie moet bly. Hier is my mening, spelers tussen hakies is wat ek dink moes gegaan het:
Fullbacks: Willie le Roux (Frans Steyn)
Utility: Zane Kirchner
Wings: Bryan Habana, Lwazi Mvovo, JP Pietersen (Mapoe)
Centres: Jean de Villiers (Jan), Damian de Allende, Jesse Kriel
Flyhalves: Pat Lambie, Handré Pollard, Morné Steyn
Scrumhalves: Ruan Pienaar, Fourie du Preez, Rudy Paige (Hougaard)
Fowards:
Loose Forwards: Duane Vermeulen, Schalk Burger, Willem Alberts, Francois Louw, Siya Kolisi (Marcel of Brussow of Kriel)
Locks: Eben Etzebeth, Victor Matfield (Vice-Captain), Lood de Jager
Utility Lock & Loose Forward: Pieter-Steph du Toit
Props: Beast Mtawarira, Jannie du Plessis, Trevor Nyakane, Frans Malherbe, Coenie Oosthuizen
Hookers: Bismarck du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss, Schalk Brits
So, ek is tevrede met 25 uit 31.
Sal die span ondersteun, wie ookal speel.
39 @ grootblousmile:
Chill GBS.
Its Friday evening and we have a squad that can go all the way.
Vermaak in for Rudy Paige and Jantjies for Pollard and we have a perfect squad.
Manne moet maar op standby bly…Brussouw, Koch, Mpoe, Hougie en daai…hulle gaan nodig wees as ons deurgaan halfeind se kant toe…
Carr moet ook maar regstaan, as ons die eindstryd haal teen Engeland is hy beslis daar! Met PS duT op die ander flank…
Orrraait, wat ookal, die span is gekies, nou moet ons daai manne ondersteun!
I am relatively satisfied… just a few I would not have selected… but the coach has HIS prerogative to pick HIS squad.
I am totally OK with that!
46; wat jammer is, is dat spelers soos Hougies en Jaco Kriel nie eers in die tou staan nie, want al die spelers wat in die kamp was is die eerste om oor te gaan as daar beserings is.
Maar ek verkies dat Hougies liewer CB speel, as duiksakke gaan vashou by die WB.
Sal nou moet sien watter spelers gaan CB speel, en watter gaan dadelik oorsee.
Wie is al die spelers wat nou uitmis:
Kitskos
Koch
Marcel
Flip
Brussow
Marcel
Warren
Reinach
Jantjes
Jan
Mapoe
Hendriks
Wie nog ?
50 @ Ben-die-Bul:
Dis omtrent die volledige lys wat uitmis, daai van jou.
Miskien nog Scarra Ntubeni daarby voeg
Congratulations to all the players who have been picked for the Boks for the World Cup, commiserations to those who didn’t make it.
50 @ Ben-die-Bul:
Ek hoop werklik dat ALMAL die wat uitmis nou teruggaan Curriebeker toe… hulle MOET wedstrydfiks bly!
Nou gaan dit seker oor wie behoort in die beginspan te wees vir die belangrike games… en om die wat lanklaas gespeel het, soos Fourie du Preez, wedstrydgereed te kry!
Hoop die manne het onophoudelik aan kondisionering en fiksheid gewerk… daar’s nie nou meer verskonings vir die belangrike toernooi nie!
@ Ben-die-Bul:
44- hi Ben who is this Vice-Captain player that has missed out that you would have preferred?
51: Fransie ook nog. Hy en Kitskos gaan oorsee speel as ek dit reg het.
8 Sharks
7 WP
6 Bulle
3 Vrystaat
7 Oorsee
Het ek dit reg ?
Sou graag vir Kriel en Mapoe daar wou gehad het van die Leeus, dan was dit nou beter verteenwoordigend 😯
54: spelers soos FDP en Duane moet in die pool games wys hulle is reg, sal dan goed wees om Paige ook te speel van die bank.
55 @ Bullscot:
Hehehe, no man Victor Matfield is Vice Capatin… his Vice-Captaincy was already in brackets from where BidiBiDi copied it from my squad above in the article!
57 @ Ben-die-Bul:
Duane sal seker eers gereed wees vanaf die 3de wedstryd…
OK, we can come back to this thread after the Live Currie Cup game, I’ll keep it as “Sticky” (up at the top of the Home Page)…
Over to the Staat / WP thread.
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