Springboks v Wallabies
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Springboks to play Australia (in order of position, name and surname, club or provincial team, number of caps and Test points):
15 Willie le Roux (Wasps, England), 48, 60 - 12t
14 Cheslin Kolbe (Toulouse, France), 2, 5 - 1t
13 Jesse Kriel (Vodacom Bulls), 34, 45 - 9t
12 André Esterhuizen (Cell C Sharks), 4, 0
11 Aphiwe Dyantyi (Emirates Lions), 7, 25 - 5t
10 Handré Pollard (Vodacom Bulls), 33, 265 - 3t, 50c, 47p, 3d
9 Faf de Klerk (Sale Sharks, England), 18, 10 - 2t
8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe (DHL Stormers), 4, 0
7 Pieter-Steph du Toit (DHL Stormers,) 40, 20 - 4t
6 Siya Kolisi (captain, DHL Stormers), 35, 25 - 5t
5 Franco Mostert (Emirates Lions), 24, 5 - 1t
4 Eben Etzebeth (DHL Stormers), 71, 15 - 3t
3 Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers,) 23, 0
2 Malcolm Marx (Emirates Lions), 18, 20 - 4t
1 Tendai Mtawarira (Cell C Sharks), 105, 10 - 2tReplacements:
16 Bongi Mbonambi (DHL Stormers), 20, 10 - 2t
17 Steven Kitshoff (DHL Stormers, 31, 5 - 1t
18 Wilco Louw (DHL Stormers), 10, 0
19 RG Snyman (Vodacom Bulls), 6, 0
20 Marco van Staden (Vodacom Bulls), 1, 0
21 Embrose Papier (Vodacom Bulls), 3, 0
22 Elton Jantjies (Emirates Lions), 28, 223 - 2t, 42c, 43p
23 Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers), 2, 0 -
Wallabies team to face the Springboks
1 Scott Sio (49 Tests)
2 Tatafu Polota-Nau (86 Tests)
3 Taniela Tupou (6 Tests)
4 Adam Coleman (26 Tests)
5 Izack Rodda (11 Tests)
6 Ned Hanigan (15 Tests)
7 Michael Hooper (c) (85 Tests)
8 David Pocock (73 Tests)
9 Will Genia (94 Tests)
10 Kurtley Beale (78 Tests)
11 Marika Koroibete (15 Tests)
12 Matt Toomua (37 Tests)
13 Reece Hodge (31 Tests)
14 Israel Folau (67 Tests)
15 Dane Haylett-Petty (25 Tests)Reserves
16 Folau Faingaa (3 Tests)
17 Sekope Kepu (97 Tests)
18 Allan Alaalatoa (27 Tests)
19 Rory Arnold (17 Tests)
20 Rob Simmons (88 Tests)
21 Nick Phipps (67 Tests)
22 Bernard Foley (62 Tests)
23 Jack Maddocks (4 Tests)IN: Michael Hooper, Rob Simmons
OUT: Pete Samu, Lukhan TuiTupou's time to shine in South Africa
Taniela Tupou will make his first Test start in South Africa this weekend.
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Yeah going for height, rather than anything else. Just seems Cheika has no idea about making a balanced team. Pooper, Ned+4 locks in the 23.... Just weird, plays his favourites anywhere he can fit them, especially the back line. Look at our failed Kaino is great lets whack him in lock experiment. Foley must've accidentally deleted the incriminating shots he had of Cheika, he was undroppable for years.
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NTA said:
Bovidae said:
Cheika has gone for size. Two locks on the bench at the expense of loose forward cover.
One of them is Simmons.
So he's not going for power
Simmons has played some blindside in his time. I recall some time ago there were calls for him to move more permanently to there even.
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Machpants said:
Yeah going for height, rather than anything else. Just seems Cheika has no idea about making a balanced team. Pooper, Ned+4 locks in the 23.... Just weird, plays his favourites anywhere he can fit them, especially the back line. Look at our failed Kaino is great lets whack him in lock experiment. Foley must've accidentally deleted the incriminating shots he had of Cheika, he was undroppable for years.
Well one of their loose forwards did stand himself down after last test.
I actually see better rationale for this than some of the previous selections. Pocock and Hooper will play 80 minutes and then you pick next best blindside option which in the case of who’s in the squad is Simmons.
Cheika has in the past taken one of Pocock and Hooper off to accommodate a bench player that only plays no8 or even openside.
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Wobs by 5-7
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Marks gets away with one at scrum time. Should’ve been penalised
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20-12 at halftime. 3-0 in the second half.
Very poor test match. Oz created plenty of opportunities in the second half but kept turning the ball over.
Beale, DHP absolute shockers. Korobeite was having his best test before going off crook.
No variation in the Wallaby attack and the long cut out ball was not working yet they kept going back to it.
Pocock a very good game.
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