The Springboks vs British & Irish Lions 1st Test Thread

[Chilli]

P.Divvy reckons the Springboks are boring.....

That jersey burning cnut a can fuck off back to Paarl.

Oi. That is an unwarranted attack on Oom.

[OomStruisbaai]

Possible Springbok team: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Sibusiso Nkosi, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Francois de Klerk, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg, 20 Albertus Smith, 21 Herschel Jantjies, 22 Jessie Kriel, 23 Damian Willemse.

[boere wors]

Possible Springbok team: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Sibusiso Nkosi, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Francois de Klerk, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg, 20 Albertus Smith, 21 Herschel Jantjies, 22 Jessie Kriel, 23 Damian Willemse.

Possible. Although I would assume that Cobus Reinach is the backup 9.

[OomStruisbaai]

Possible Springbok team: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Sibusiso Nkosi, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Francois de Klerk, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg, 20 Albertus Smith, 21 Herschel Jantjies, 22 Jessie Kriel, 23 Damian Willemse.

Possible. Although I would assume that Cobus Reinach is the backup 9.

His service is to slow.

[Blake]

Possible Springbok team: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Sibusiso Nkosi, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Francois de Klerk, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg, 20 Albertus Smith, 21 Herschel Jantjies, 22 Jessie Kriel, 23 Damian Willemse.

I’d be relatively happy with that, except I’d swop out Coenie for Wilco Louw.

Would also be massive if Nienaber springs the return of Duane Vermeulen as captain on us. That would be amazing. Wiese te the bench if that happens.

[boere wors]

Reinach is fit, think he is our No 2 scrummie atm, Herschel has been searching his form lately.

Tomas du Toit or Wilco Louw for Coenie.

Duane, Kolisi and RG are out for the first test i guess, but will hopefully be fit for the 2nd. Apparently Lood might come in on short notice on saturday.

[Cartman]

Possible Springbok team: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Sibusiso Nkosi, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Francois de Klerk, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg, 20 Albertus Smith, 21 Herschel Jantjies, 22 Jessie Kriel, 23 Damian Willemse.

Too white

[OomStruisbaai]

Possible Springbok team: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Sibusiso Nkosi, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Francois de Klerk, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Coenie Oosthuizen, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg, 20 Albertus Smith, 21 Herschel Jantjies, 22 Jessie Kriel, 23 Damian Willemse.

Too white

Racist!!

[clive]

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SA is disgusting shit hole, nuke it after Lions leave.

[OomStruisbaai]

One day, long time ago, there was an African , a Scot, a Welshman and an English man.

Vok know where the Irish were.

[Chilli]

SA is disgusting shit hole, nuke it after Lions leave.

Who's multi is this Clive?

[sorCrer]

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SA is disgusting shit hole, nuke it after Lions leave.

Fsakes. You know it's pretty bad when someone from Neath calls it a disgusting...

[Chilli]

Shops in London



Shops in South Africa

SA is disgusting shit hole, nuke it after Lions leave.

Fsakes. You know it's pretty bad when someone from Neath calls it a disgusting...

Is this Clive person from Neath in Wales?

[Chilli]

[handyman]

Pumped for this! When are the teams named?

[Chilli]

Pumped for this! When are the teams named?

Boks @ 13h30 I believe

[boere wors]

Pumped for this! When are the teams named?

Boks @ 13h30 I believe

Wednesday, and the Lions Thursday, I have read?!

[OomStruisbaai]

According to Keo

The Springboks were originally scheduled to announce their team on Wednesday afternoon, but have brought it forward to Tuesday at 1:30pm, meaning that they must have some sort of clarity over whether Kolisi can play.

[Biffer]

AWJ fit to play according to Steve Tandy

[handyman]

19 minutes to Bok team, anyone fancy a guess?

[OomStruisbaai]

Springbok team to face the British & Irish Lions at Cape Town Stadium:
15 – Willie le Roux (Toyota Verblitz) – 62 caps, 60 pts (12t)
14 – Cheslin Kolbe (Toulouse) – 14 caps, 40 pts (8t)
13 – Lukhanyo Am (Cell C Sharks) – 15 caps, 15 pts (3t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Munster) – 47 caps, 30 pts (6t)
11 – Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks) – 14 caps, 70 pts (14t)
10 – Handré Pollard (vice-captain – Montpellier) – 49 caps, 465pts (6t, 78c, 89p, 4d)
9 – Faf de Klerk (Sale Sharks) – 30 caps, 20 pts (4t)
8 – Kwagga Smith (Yamaha Júbilo) – 7 caps, 5 pts (1t)
7 – Pieter-Steph du Toit (DHL Stormers) – 56 caps, 25 pts (5t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain – Cell C Sharks) – 51 caps, 30 pts (6t)
5 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 40 caps, 5pts (1t)
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Toulon) – 86 caps, 15 pts (3t)
3 – Trevor Nyakane (Vodacom Bulls) – 43 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 – Bongi Mbonambi (DHL Stormers) – 37 caps, 40 pts (8t)
1 – Ox Nché (Cell C Sharks) – 2 caps, 0 pts

Replacements:
16 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 34 caps, 30 pts (6t)
17 – Steven Kitshoff (DHL Stormers) – 48 caps, 5pts (1t)
18 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 39 caps, 5pts (1t)
19 – Lood de Jager (Sale Sharks) – 45 caps, 25 pts (5t)
20 – Rynhardt Elstadt (Toulouse) – 2 caps, 0 pts
21 – Herschel Jantjies (DHL Stormers) – 11 caps, 25 pts (5t)
22 – Elton Jantjies (Pau) – 38 caps, 283 pts (2t, 63c, 49p)
23 – Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 7 caps, 5pts (1t)

[FalseBayFC]

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[sunnybanana]

Trevor
Elton
Elstadt

We’re selling ourselves massively short in the front row.

[handyman]

Rassie, wow.

[Big Nipper]

Good team that

The front row coming on after 50min is going to cause the rickety Lions scrum nightmares

[FalseBayFC]

Good team that

The front row coming on after 50min is going to cause the rickety Lions scrum nightmares

Nyakane struggles against strong looseheads. That starting front row won't last 50 minutes. Disappointed not to see Wiese or J L du Preez there. The scrum has been our main advantage for a while now. No way that front row gets scrum dominance for 50 minutes.

[Uncle fester]

What's going on with that backrow? Thought Kwagga was a flanker?

[OomStruisbaai]

Good team that

The front row coming on after 50min is going to cause the rickety Lions scrum nightmares

Yep after 10 scrum penalties to the BILs and the score on 0-21

[ia801310]

Amazed at the following selections

1. Smith instead of Wiese , Wiese is the natural successor to Vermeulen
2. Nyakane instead of Malherbe, Malherbe is the worlds best THP
3. Niche instead of Kitshoff, Kitshoff is the worlds best LHP
4. Elton instead of Morne Steyn. Elton is a choker

[sorCrer]

What's going on with that backrow? Thought Kwagga was a flanker?

Very good question. They're clearly going to play to the ball as opposed to carry it from the base.

[handyman]

Rassie has my full respect, so I will wait to see how this test pans out, but I'm worried about the form of Mapimpi, Kolisi, Nyakane and de Jager and the talent of Kwagga, Ox, Elstadt and Willemse. That's quite a few question marks.

[sorCrer]

Amazed at the following selections

1. Smith instead of Wiese , Wiese is the natural successor to Vermeulen
2. Nyakane instead of Malherbe, Malherbe is the worlds best THP
3. Niche instead of Kitshoff, Kitshoff is the worlds best LHP
4. Elton instead of Morne Steyn. Elton is a choker

I suspect Wiese is still injured but then I would play Dan or JLDP and they've all been released from the squad.

[handyman]

What's going on with that backrow? Thought Kwagga was a flanker?

Very good question. They're clearly going to play to the ball as opposed to carry it from the base.

Possibly a faster team to counter the Lions?

[handyman]

Amazed at the following selections

1. Smith instead of Wiese , Wiese is the natural successor to Vermeulen
2. Nyakane instead of Malherbe, Malherbe is the worlds best THP
3. Nche instead of Kitshoff, Kitshoff is the worlds best LHP
4. Elton instead of Morne Steyn. Elton is a choker

Fully agree with 1, 2 and 3 and partially with 4, among other selection issues as well.

[handyman]

Amazed at the following selections

1. Smith instead of Wiese , Wiese is the natural successor to Vermeulen
2. Nyakane instead of Malherbe, Malherbe is the worlds best THP
3. Niche instead of Kitshoff, Kitshoff is the worlds best LHP
4. Elton instead of Morne Steyn. Elton is a choker

I suspect Wiese is still injured but then I would play Dan or JLDP and they've all been released from the squad.

Agreed. The team has a bit of a soft look to it.

[boere wors]

I dont really get that team. We are playing thomas du toit, Cobus, Morne, Jasper, Marco throughout the Preparation, yet they dont even feature in the bench. Instead we persist with Trevor, who has been shit in his apperances and with useless Elstadt. Lood is on the bench, who should be rather starting and empty his tank before being replaced. Our starting props will fold, just like against Georgia. Elton as an impact player? Kicking the last Penaltys?

[sorCrer]

I dont really get that team. We are playing thomas du toit, Cobus, Morne, Jasper, Marco throughout the Preparation, yet they dont even feature in the bench. Instead we persist with Trevor, who has been shit in his apperances and with useless Elstadt. Lood is on the bench, who should be rather starting and empty his tank before being replaced. Our starting props will fold, just like against Georgia. Elton as an impact player? Kicking the last Penaltys?

Yeah. I'm not happy. Why send Dan & JLDP home?

[OomStruisbaai]

I dont really get that team. We are playing thomas du toit, Cobus, Morne, Jasper, Marco throughout the Preparation, yet they dont even feature in the bench. Instead we persist with Trevor, who has been shit in his apperances and with useless Elstadt. Lood is on the bench, who should be rather starting and empty his tank before being replaced. Our starting props will fold, just like against Georgia. Elton as an impact player? Kicking the last Penaltys?

There have to be 50% PoCs in the team.