Wales v South Africa
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Wales
15 Liam Williams (50 Caps)
14 George North (78 Caps)
13 Jonathan Davies (67 Caps)
12 Hadleigh Parkes (10 Caps)
11 Josh Adams (5 Caps)
10 Gareth Anscombe (20 Caps)
9 Gareth Davies (35 Caps)
1 Nicky Smith (23 Caps)
2 Ken Owens (59 Caps)
3 Tomas Francis (35 Caps)
4 Adam Beard (7 Caps)
5 Alun Wyn Jones (119 Caps) (CAPT)
6 Dan Lydiate (64 Caps)
7 Justin Tipuric (59 Caps)
8 Ross Moriarty (25 Caps)REPLACEMENTS:
16 Elliot Dee (12 Caps)
17 Rob Evans (30 Caps)
18 Dillon Lewis (7 Caps)
19 Cory Hill (21 Caps)
20 Ellis Jenkins (10 Caps)
21 Tomos Williams (5 Caps)
22 Dan Biggar (64 Caps)
23 Owen Watkin (7 Caps) -
Not unhappy with that 23
Would rather have had Ellis Jenkins starting instead of Lydiate with Wainwright on the bench, and Patchell on the bench instead of Biggar.
Strong bench for us though.
If we continue to play as we have done this Autumn and put the grunt & guile together then we could see four wins out of four for the first time.
Wales by 5-9
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@mikethesnow How do rate the way Anscombe has been leading the team around?
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Springbok team to face Wales in Cardiff (in order of name, surname, Test caps, Test points):
15 Willie le Roux (52, 60 – 12 tries)
14 Sbu Nkosi (6, 20 - 4t)
13 Jesse Kriel (39, 55 – 11t)
12 Damian de Allende (36, 20 – 4t)
11 Aphiwe Dyantyi (12, 30 – 6t)
10 Handré Pollard (38, 336 – 4t, 59c, 63p, 3d)
9 Embrose Papier (6, 0)
8 Duane Vermeulen (45, 15 – 3t)
7 Pieter-Steph du Toit (45, 20 – 4t)
6 Siya Kolisi (captain, 40, 25 – 5t)
5 Franco Mostert (28, 5 – 1t)
4 RG Snyman (11, 0)
3 Frans Malherbe (28, 0)
2 Malcolm Marx (23, 20 – 4t)
1 Steven Kitshoff (36, 5 – 1t)Replacements:
16 Bongi Mbonambi (25, 15 – 3t)
17 Thomas du Toit (8, 0)
18 Vincent Koch (12, 0)
19 Eben Etzebeth (74, 15 – 3t)
20 Francois Louw (64, 45 – 9t)
21 Ivan van Zyl (5, 0)
22 Elton Jantjies (32, 226 – 2t, 42c, 44p)
23 Cheslin Kolbe (6, 10 – 2t)http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?category=sarugby/springboks&id=4431724
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@catogrande said in Wales v South Africa:
@mikethesnow How do rate the way Anscombe has been leading the team around?
I'm not a fan - he's not the best 10 in his club let alone the country - but he hasn't done much wrong to be fair.
Gatland loves him at 10 and he certainly plays differently from both Biggar and Patchell.
Good to see Gatland is giving him a fair crack of the whip prior to the 6N and to be honest if he marshalls Wales to a win on Saturday then he's definitely in the box seat.
My preferred combo would be Jarrod Evans and Rhys Patchell.
Nice problem for Gatland and Howley to have.
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TBF, most of the criticism Anscombe got in NZ was due to him playing more like a NH type 10 so he has found the right place to be.
His skills were always ok, he just stood too deep and didn't take on the line enough for us.
And it gives us a reason for banter with the Wales fans. The great producer of flyhalves reduced to importing players that couldn't cut it with the big boys....
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Why is it that NH sides seem incapable of counting down, as well as up....?
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@mikethesnow said in Wales v South Africa:
he's not the best 10 in his club let alone the country
Story of his career.
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Shaun Edwards. Chair at the next Eisteddfod
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Boooooooooooom
Deserved third in the world.
4 out of 4 in the Autumn.
9 on the bounce.
Two wins against tier 1 SH teams in a row.
Merry Christmas.
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SANZAR teams have really struggled this November against British teams. Balance of power is shifting north.
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@sparky said in Wales v South Africa:
SANZAR teams have really struggled this November against British teams. Balance of power is shifting north.
Yep. They took their knocks at the last world cup and went away to get better.
Now it's on SANZAAR. Go away, get better, or lose
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The only game I watched live this morning. A well-deserved win although the Welsh scrum was under pressure when the reserve props came on.
I thought Marx was fortunate with some of his ruck penalties as often he isn't supporting his own weight and not actually going for the ball.
@MiketheSnow What is the latest with Jenkins' injury?
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@mikethesnow said in Wales v South Africa:
Boooooooooooom
Deserved third in the world.
4 out of 4 in the Autumn.
9 on the bounce.
Two wins against tier 1 SH teams in a row.
Merry Christmas.
Congrats mate.
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@act-crusader said in Wales v South Africa:
@mikethesnow said in Wales v South Africa:
Boooooooooooom
Deserved third in the world.
4 out of 4 in the Autumn.
9 on the bounce.
Two wins against tier 1 SH teams in a row.
Merry Christmas.
Congrats mate.
Cheers. It's been a great 2018 for Wales.
10 wins, 2 losses as posted on another thread.
Genuine depth and competition for places developed in the past 12-24 months.
Gatland has evolved.
Shaun Edwards is called Sir in Wales.
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Ranked third in the world too, 6N going to be a good 'un I hope!
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@bovidae said in Wales v South Africa:
@MiketheSnow What is the latest with Jenkins' injury?
Suspected ruptured ACL
Poor bastard
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Congrats on a well deserved victory Wales.
Lots of superlatives for you blokes, but not much I want to say about mine.Good luck in the 6N!
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@mikethesnow But not good enough to be nominated for the team of the year awards, yet the team you beat is with their 50% record
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@rebound said in Wales v South Africa:
@mikethesnow But not good enough to be nominated for the team of the year awards, yet the team you beat is with their 50% record
We didn't beat NZ and run them close in the same century, let alone the same season
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@billy-webb Congrats Wales and @MiketheSnow. Caught only small chunks of the game, just like every SA v Wales game since that 2015 quarter. But Welsh supporters must be pleased with their team's work this Autumn.
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@smuts said in Wales v South Africa:
@billy-webb Congrats Wales and @MiketheSnow. Caught only small chunks of the game, just like every SA v Wales game since that 2015 quarter. But Welsh supporters must be pleased with their team's work this Autumn.
Cheers
And very.
Still plenty of work to do on what to do when we have the ball, but we're quite adept at putting teams under pressure and stopping them scoring
