NPR

All roads lead to Loftus. Ireland the big favorites.

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2024 3:50 pm All roads lead to Loftus. Ireland the big favorites.

Have you recently had a bang to the head ?

Bokke 23 pretty straightforward I think, only 3 position up for debate. Eightman, Kwagga or Roos, flyhalf Manie or Polly and outside centre Kriel or Am. Especially the latter is interesting. Has Kriel become the incumbent 13?!
Bench probably 5-3, as we are missing a utility back like Willemse, except they trust SMZ with it already.

Good warm up for the Portugal test.

Looking forward to this one.

Got my ticket and flying up to Pretoria on Thursday. The last test match I attended at Loftus was the 2nd Lions Test in 2009.

Hopefully a good omen and I hope the Boks reward my efforts with a good performance.

Blake wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 9:34 am Looking forward to this one.

Got my ticket and flying up to Pretoria on Thursday. The last test match I attended at Loftus was the 2nd Lions Test in 2009.

Hopefully a good omen and I hope the Boks reward my efforts with a good performance.

Nice one squirrel, enjoy Blake! Reckon the atmosphere in the stadium is going to be bonkers, hopefully the game also lives up to the hype.

Ps: Please do us all a favour and take the DJ out. We don't care how, naartjie.. take your kettie...anything. Just take him out. Please Blake, you're our only hope.

LoveOfTheGame wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 10:07 am

Blake wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 9:34 am Looking forward to this one.

Got my ticket and flying up to Pretoria on Thursday. The last test match I attended at Loftus was the 2nd Lions Test in 2009.

Hopefully a good omen and I hope the Boks reward my efforts with a good performance.

Nice one squirrel, enjoy Blake! Reckon the atmosphere in the stadium is going to be bonkers, hopefully the game also lives up to the hype.

Ps: Please do us all a favour and take the DJ out. We don't care how, naartjie.. take your kettie...anything. Just take him out. Please Blake, you're our only hope.

+1 000 000

Springboks – 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Kwagga Smith, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche.
Subs; 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Salmaan Moerat, 20 RG Snyman, 21 Marco van Staden, 22 Grant Williams, 23 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu.

SFM and Moerat surprise.

As i said, they needed a utility back for the 6-2 Split, hence SMZ

Strong team

Very strong starting line up. Although personally I'm not mad about Kwagga starting at 8, but I think Rassie's hand has been forced on this one.

A few questions over the bench.

Has Steenekamp jumped a few props?

Would have loved to see Roos given a start at 8, Kwagga on the bench iso Marco. Maybe next test.
Selection is pretty straightforward, they wanted a 6-2 and 2 locks. Those are exactly the Players for that. Only surprise is Steenekamp, guess they want to see how he goes at the highest Level. And why not.

assfly wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 10:55 am Very strong starting line up. Although personally I'm not mad about Kwagga starting at 8, but I think Rassie's hand has been forced on this one.

A few questions over the bench.

Very strong team and very happy with it. Given the available players, it's the exact one I would've selected.
If Jasper was available, I maybe would've started with him and had Kwagga on the bench instead of Marco. But that's it.

boere wors wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 11:12 am Would have loved to see Roos given a start at 8, Kwagga on the bench iso Marco. Maybe next test.
Selection is pretty straightforward, they wanted a 6-2 and 2 locks. Those are exactly the Players for that. Only surprise is Steenekamp, guess they want to see how he goes at the highest Level. And why not.

Steenekamp was great agains Leinster.
I think that counted heavily in his favour when it came to selection.

Blake wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 11:24 am

boere wors wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 11:12 am Would have loved to see Roos given a start at 8, Kwagga on the bench iso Marco. Maybe next test.
Selection is pretty straightforward, they wanted a 6-2 and 2 locks. Those are exactly the Players for that. Only surprise is Steenekamp, guess they want to see how he goes at the highest Level. And why not.

Steenekamp was great agains Leinster.
I think that counted heavily in his favour when it came to selection.

Actually would be very clever thinking from our coaches. Let him build on that Performance

Rassie will have picked him for a reason.

Kitshoff injured?

Looks pretty strong there as you'd expect for the world champions and world's no. 1 ranked team.
*Taps table*

Uncle fester wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 12:24 pm Kitshoff injured?

He needed a rest after all of those man of the match performances for Ulster.

assfly wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 12:46 pm

Uncle fester wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 12:24 pm Kitshoff injured?

He needed a rest after all of those man of the match performances for Ulster.

Poor man's back was fucked after carrying that team all season...

fishfoodie wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2024 4:19 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2024 3:50 pm All roads lead to Loftus. Ireland the big favorites.

Have you recently had a bang to the head ?

It wasn’t recent.

Are the summer internationals on Prime this year? (in the uk)

How many times is Loftus going to play our song?

Biffer wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 12:51 pm

fishfoodie wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2024 4:19 pm

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2024 3:50 pm All roads lead to Loftus. Ireland the big favorites.

Have you recently had a bang to the head ?

It wasn’t recent.

Or a singular bang either.

Sandstorm wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 3:23 pm

Biffer wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 12:51 pm

fishfoodie wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2024 4:19 pm

Have you recently had a bang to the head ?

It wasn’t recent.

Or a singular bang either.

Fuck you all.

OomStruisbaai wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 4:04 pm

Sandstorm wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 3:23 pm

Biffer wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 12:51 pm

It wasn’t recent.

Or a singular bang either.

Fuck you all.

Well said my captain!

Just read that on Planet Rugby:

Damian de Allende and Jesse Kriel equal the remarkable record of the most starting appearances for the Springboks as a centre combination, matching the record of the iconic Jean de Villiers and Jaque Fourie tally of 29.

boere wors wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 6:47 pm Just read that on Planet Rugby:

Damian de Allende and Jesse Kriel equal the remarkable record of the most starting appearances for the Springboks as a centre combination, matching the record of the iconic Jean de Villiers and Jaque Fourie tally of 29.

If Fourie and DDA had partnered in Brighton instead of Miss Jean and Jessie, we wouldn’t have that black mark on our record.

Blake wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 12:50 pm

assfly wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 12:46 pm

Uncle fester wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 12:24 pm Kitshoff injured?

He needed a rest after all of those man of the match performances for Ulster.

Poor man's back was fucked after carrying that team all season...

Oom isn't the only one with bangs on the head.

More stats: saturdays game against ireland will be etzebeths 121st sprinbok test. He ist going to easily surpass Matfields record of 127 caps

Uncle fester wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 7:49 pm

Blake wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 12:50 pm

assfly wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 12:46 pm

He needed a rest after all of those man of the match performances for Ulster.

Poor man's back was fucked after carrying that team all season...

Oom isn't the only one with bangs on the head.

It was said with my tongue very firmly in my cheek ;-)

sturginho wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 1:10 pm Are the summer internationals on Prime this year? (in the uk)

Sky sport for the sa Ireland series

yermum wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2024 8:34 am

sturginho wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 1:10 pm Are the summer internationals on Prime this year? (in the uk)

Sky sport for the sa Ireland series

Thanks, I've been looking to see if samoa v italy is being shown anywhere, it's apparently on Sky in italy, but that's no help to me, no mention of it being shown on sky over here

sturginho wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2024 9:17 am

yermum wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2024 8:34 am

sturginho wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 1:10 pm Are the summer internationals on Prime this year? (in the uk)

Sky sport for the sa Ireland series

Thanks, I've been looking to see if samoa v italy is being shown anywhere, it's apparently on Sky in italy, but that's no help to me, no mention of it being shown on sky over here

I find this site good for checking which broadcaster is showing matches
https://www.wheresthematch.com/live-r ... -on-tv/

Thanks for that, it's almost impossible to know what's available where now

epwc wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2024 10:37 am Thanks for that, it's almost impossible to know what's available where now

The Sofascore app is pretty good too.

Lucky I'm in a hotel this weekend so hopefully they will have the match on. Is it being shown after 9pm to protect small children from the footage of extreme violence?

_Os_ wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 2:10 pm How many times is Loftus going to play our song?

Haha unfortunately not that one, will only be the Cranberries version and the crowd will add Rassie into the chorus as usual

But the Loftus DJ often plays the Early B song