TRC: Springboks v Wallabies
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Springboks
15 Warrick Gelant, 14 S’bu Nkosi, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Francois Louw, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Rynhardt Elstadt, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth (c), 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Beast Mtawarira.
Reserves:
16 Schalk Brits, 17 Lizo Gqoboka, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Marvin Orie, 20 Marcell Coetzee, 21 Cobus Reinach, 22 Frans Steyn, 23 Dillyn Leyds. -
Springboks name team for Wallabies Test
Experienced lock Eben Etzebeth was on Wednesday named as Springbok captain for Saturday’s first Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Australia in Johannesburg, while Rynhardt Elstadt (loose forward) and Herschel Jantjies (scrumhalf) will both make their Test debuts on the Highveld.
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@Stargazer Notable points - may be the first Bok team to be majority 'players of colour' (8) in the starting xv ? plus the Boks going back to the future picking a huge back 5 in the pack with no specialist openside. Apparently 15 players not in this team have just left for NZ to prep for the All Blacks.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in TRC: Springboks v Wallabies:
@Stargazer Notable points - may be the first Bok team to be majority 'players of colour' (8) in the starting xv ? plus the Boks going back to the future picking a huge back 5 in the pack with no specialist openside.
And back to the future with Frans Steyn in the 23. He hasn’t been in the test side for a couple of years and was in the wilderness a few years back.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in TRC: Springboks v Wallabies:
@Stargazer Notable points - may be the first Bok team to be majority 'players of colour' (8) in the starting xv ? plus the Boks going back to the future picking a huge back 5 in the pack with no specialist openside. Apparently 15 players not in this team have just left for NZ to prep for the All Blacks.
Hmmm....Flo is at 8 though....
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@ACT-Crusader said in TRC: Springboks v Wallabies:
And back to the future with Frans Steyn in the 23. He hasn’t been in the test side for a couple of years and was in the wilderness a few years back.
And 38-yr old Schalk Brits on the bench.
He looked energetic for the Bulls this year despite his age.
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Sooo is their strategy a slap in the face for Oz and/or a big opportunity for SA to get tipped over??
Had forgotten that our opening match at the RWC is against SA. That will be a bell ringer for sure.
Going to be interesting to see who Krusty names for this match. O'Connor back in the mix, who starts at 1st five...
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6 Aussie players heading home
Lealiifano (shoulder), Scott Sio (adductor), Tom Robertson (ankle), Marika Koroibete (family) and Jack Maddocks and Rob Valetini (released for club rugby) are all set to return to Australia on Wednesday on the eve of the announcement of the Wallabies' first Test team of 2019.
Lealiifano and Sio are both expected to be fit to play in next week's Test against Argentina in Brisbane, but the news isn't so good for Robertson, who suffered an ankle injury in Tuesday's training.
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Wallabies team (1-15): James Slipper, Folau Faingaa, Sekope Kepu, Izack Rodda, Rory Arnold, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, Michael Hooper, Isi Naisarani, Nic White, Bernard Foley, Reece Hodge, Samu Kerevi, Tevita Kuridrani, Dane Haylett-Petty, Tom Banks.
Bench: Jordan Uelese, Harry Johnson-Holmes, Taniela Tupou, Rob Simmons, Jack Dempsey, Will Genia, Matt Toomua, Kurtley Beale.
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@KiwiMurph I don't mind that team, they can certainly win this.
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@Bovidae said in TRC: Springboks v Wallabies:
@ACT-Crusader said in TRC: Springboks v Wallabies:
And back to the future with Frans Steyn in the 23. He hasn’t been in the test side for a couple of years and was in the wilderness a few years back.
And 38-yr old Schalk Brits on the bench.
He looked energetic for the Bulls this year despite his age.
The Fed looked pretty good in Wimbledon final aged 37 3/4!
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@pakman said in TRC: Springboks v Wallabies:
@Bovidae said in TRC: Springboks v Wallabies:
@ACT-Crusader said in TRC: Springboks v Wallabies:
And back to the future with Frans Steyn in the 23. He hasn’t been in the test side for a couple of years and was in the wilderness a few years back.
And 38-yr old Schalk Brits on the bench.
He looked energetic for the Bulls this year despite his age.
The Fed looked pretty good in Wimbledon final aged 37 3/4!
Tennis and Rugby.....mmm
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@ACT-Crusader said in TRC: Springboks v Wallabies:
@pakman said in TRC: Springboks v Wallabies:
@Bovidae said in TRC: Springboks v Wallabies:
@ACT-Crusader said in TRC: Springboks v Wallabies:
And back to the future with Frans Steyn in the 23. He hasn’t been in the test side for a couple of years and was in the wilderness a few years back.
And 38-yr old Schalk Brits on the bench.
He looked energetic for the Bulls this year despite his age.
The Fed looked pretty good in Wimbledon final aged 37 3/4!
Tennis and Rugby.....mmm
I know -- apologies.
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Yanked the neck back when he was on the ground too. Definite YC worthy.
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Nick White looks a completely different player to when he was at the Ponies.
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Terrible recovery of the Wallaby forwards after that scrum and Boks make easy metres down the short side.
Try time.
Lealiifano among six players heading home from South Africa, Johnson-Holmes links up with Wallabies squad
