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Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:38 pm I'll be there.


Expecting a manshaming after the Aus performance.

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 1:14 pm

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 12:38 pm I'll be there.


Expecting a manshaming after the Aus performance.

You never can tell with France.

The Springboks use this week to adopt to their 2023 WC home.

One of the changes was injury enforced as Lood suffered a shoulder injury against Ireland, while we opted to make a few tactical personnel changes for the challenge that we expect France to pose,” said Nienaber.

“We know what each of the players in this squad can do, and we thought these combinations fit this specific game.

“A guy like Cobus will also bring a different dimension to our attack, and it a bonus that he knows the conditions in France and has also played with some of their players.

“Manie, meanwhile, has showed his big match temperament in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship and he has been training well since joining the team, so if he gets a run, it will be a great occasion to make his Test debut. It is going to be a challenging game, but it doesn’t get better than playing against the second ranked team in the world on your debut.”

Manie Libbok is the only uncapped player included in the match-23 for the Test against France.
Manie Libbok is the only uncapped player included in the match-23 for the Test against France.

Nienaber expected a big onslaught from the French and said this would be a good test for the team with an eye on next year’s Rugby World Cup, which will be hosted in France.

“France have showed in the last year what a force they can be, and they come off a morale-boosting victory against Australia, so we know we are in for,” said Nienaber.

“Facing France, who are ranked second in the world, on their home patch at what we expect will be a full stadium is great preparation for next year, as the players will experience first-hand what they are in for.

“We will also be playing at this stadium during the World Cup, so this match will be good for us in many ways.”

Looking at the threat France could pose, Nienaber said: “They have a good pack of forwards who pride themselves on their set pieces and talented backs who can spark something from nothing, so they will test us all around.

“That said, we know what our players are capable of, and if we had capitalised on more of our opportunities against Ireland we could have been on the right end of the scoreboard. The reality is that we lost against the best team in the world at home in front of a capacity crowd by three points.

“We’ve spoken about what went wrong last week and we are working hard on rectifying those areas so that we can we play our potential and make the nation proud this weekend.”

Looking at the threat France could pose, Nienaber said: “They have a good pack of forwards who pride themselves on their set pieces and talented backs who can spark something from nothing, so they will test us all around.

“That said, we know what our players are capable of, and if we had capitalised on more of our opportunities against Ireland we could have been on the right end of the scoreboard. The reality is that we lost against the best team in the world at home in front of a capacity crowd by three points.

“We’ve spoken about what went wrong last week and we are working hard on rectifying those areas so that we can we play our potential and make the nation proud this weekend.”

Franco Mostert and Bongi Mbonambi will both start against France on Saturday.
Franco Mostert and Bongi Mbonambi will both start against France on Saturday.

Springbok team to face France in Marseille:

15 – Willie le Roux (Toyota Verblitz) – 80 caps, 65 pts (13t)
14 – Cheslin Kolbe (Toulon) – 21 caps, 53 pts (10t, 1p)
13 – Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 57 caps, 60 pts (12t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 67 caps, 45 pts (9t)
11 – Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) – 4 caps, 15 pts (3t)
10 – Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 24 caps, 22 pts (1t, 4c, 3p)
9 – Faf de Klerk (Canon Eagles) – 43 caps, 25 pts (5t)

8 – Jasper Wiese (Leicester Tigers) – 19 caps, 5 pts (1t)
7 – Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 65 caps, 15 pts (3t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Cell C Sharks) – 72 caps, 40 pts (8t)
5 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 60 caps, 15 pts (3t)
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Cell C Sharks) – 107 caps, 15 pts (3t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 55 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 – Bongi Mbonambi (Cell C Sharks) – 53 caps, 55 pts (11t)
1 – Ox Nche (Cell C Sharks) – 16 caps, 0 pts

Replacements:

16 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 56 caps, 65 pts (13t)
17 – Steven Kitshoff (DHL Stormers) – 68 caps, 5 pts (1t)
18 – Vincent Koch (unattached) – 39 caps, 0 pts
19 – Marvin Orie (DHL Stormers) – 8 caps, 0 pts
20 – Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 28 caps, 15 pts (3t)
21 – Cobus Reinach (Montpellier) – 22 caps, 40 pts (8t)
22 – Manie Libbok (DHL Stormers) – uncapped
23 – Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks) – 34 caps, 110 pts (22t)

Springbok record against France:

Played 44; Won 27; Lost 11; Drawn 6; Points for: 939, Points against: 662; Tries scored 105, Tries conceded 59; Highest score 52-10; Biggest win 42 points. Win % 61%.

Milestones:

Jesse Kriel is the only player in the squad who has scored more than one try against France. He is currently on three tries.
Siya Kolisi holds the most Test caps against France in the Springbok squad, with six Tests played.
Eben Etzebeth is the second most capped Springbok lock with 107 Tests.
Miscellaneous:

The total Test caps for the Springbok starting line-up is 725.
There are 278 caps in the backline, with 447 caps amongst the forwards. On the bench there are a further 255
The average caps per player in the backline are 39, the forwards 55, while the players on the bench average 31.

dabooldawg wrote: ↑Tue Nov 08, 2022 12:53 pm Mapimpi dropped to the bench.

Why does God hate me.

dabooldawg wrote: ↑Tue Nov 08, 2022 12:53 pm Mapimpi dropped to the bench.

Why does God hate me.

boere wors wrote: ↑Tue Nov 08, 2022 1:12 pm

dabooldawg wrote: ↑Tue Nov 08, 2022 12:53 pm Mapimpi dropped to the bench.

Why does God hate me.

deserves a little rest, plays week in week out

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 1:34 pm France – 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Gael Fickou, 12 Jonathan Danty, 11 Yoram Moefana, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont (c), 8 Gregory Alldritt, 7 Charles Ollivon, 6 Anthony Jelonch, 5 Thibaud Flament, 4 Cameron Woki, 3 Uini Atonio, 2 Julien Marchand, 1 Cyril Baille.
Subs: 16 Peato Mauvaka, 17 Reda Wardi, 18 Sipili Falatea, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 Bastien Chalureau, 21 Sekou Macalou, 22 Maxime Lucu, 23 Matthieu Jalibert.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 2:06 pm
Looks weak.

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 2:15 pm

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 2:06 pm
Looks weak.

How many poachers starting?

laurent wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 2:22 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 2:15 pm

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 2:06 pm
Looks weak.

How many poachers starting?

1 racist (Chalureau) on the bench so count him as a Saffer and one Atonio starting.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 3:02 pm

laurent wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 2:22 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 2:15 pm

How many poachers starting?

1 racist (Chalureau) on the bench so count him as a Saffer and one Atonio starting.

What is it with Montpellier players and prison?

Marylandolorian wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 8:05 pm

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 3:02 pm

laurent wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 2:22 pm

1 racist (Chalureau) on the bench so count him as a Saffer and one Atonio starting.

What is it with Montpellier players and prison?

Ffs did you see the owner ?

I think Chalureau got in trouble , you know the classic (alcohol/late night/drunk/fight) the year he was with the ST ,

Sards wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 4:17 am We are going to get a hiding

assfly wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 1:59 pm A missed opportunity to start Roos. Just seems crazy to put Kwagga there who is such a different player to Wiese.

I can see Roos going this whole tour with no game time at all, like many others.

FalseBayFC wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 4:19 pm If they lose tonight, Nienaber's win ratio will be 55%. Nearly Straueli tier success rate.

_Os_ wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 5:04 pm

FalseBayFC wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 4:19 pm If they lose tonight, Nienaber's win ratio will be 55%. Nearly Straueli tier success rate.

Not the win ratio stuff again. Everyone said HM was brilliant because he had a high win ratio, I kept pointing out it was meaningless because he had won nothing and hadn't beaten the best sides (1 win from 8 against the All Blacks). There was some moron (a Saffa living in Europe from memory) on PR trying to tell me HM was a better coach than Craven pre-2015 RWC, because of win ratio!

A lot of people are massively underestimating the Boks, they're totally capable beating any opponent. It wouldn't be at all surprising if they won with room to spare in this match.

OomStruisbaai wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 4:59 pm Ox next time you send link please. I played rugby in Namibia on my day and would enjoy watching them

FalseBayFC wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 5:15 pm I hope they win, but do you not think that the Boks have underperformed results wise since the RWC? Overall Eddie Jones and even Ian Foster have much better win ratios than Erasmus and Nienaber combined or individually. How else do you judge coaches? Sure Nienaber is bringing in new talent but our game is not evolving at all.