Ireland v South Africa

[OomPB]

Ireland: Hugo Keenan; Robert Baloucoune, Garry Ringrose, Robbie Henshaw, Mack Hansen; Johnny Sexton (capt), Conor Murray; Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong; Tadhg Beirne, James Ryan; Peter O'Mahony, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris

Replacements: Rob Herring, Cian Healy, Finlay Bealham, Kieran Treadwell, Jack Conan, Jamison Gibson Park, Joey Carbery, Stuart McCloskey

[OomPB]

@pakman Very good point
IRELAND v South Africa:
15. Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 23 caps
14. Robert Baloucoune (Ulster/Enniskillen) 2 caps
13. Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD) 44 caps
12.Robbie Henshaw (Leinster/Buccaneers) 60 caps
11. Mack Hansen (Connacht) 6 caps
10. Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 108 caps CAPTAIN
9. Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen) 99 caps

1. Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD) 46 caps
2. Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 10 caps
3. Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Clontarf) 60 caps
4. Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne) 33 caps
5. James Ryan (Leinster/UCD) 46 caps
6. Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution) 87 caps
7. Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD) 43 caps
8. Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 20 caps

Replacements:

16. Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 28 caps
17. Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf) 118 caps
18. Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers) 25 caps
19. Kieran Treadwell (Ulster/Ballymena) 8 caps
20. Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 30 caps
21. Jamison Gibson Park (Leinster) 20 caps
22. Joey Carbery (Munster/Clontarf) 35 caps
23. Stuart McCloskey (Ulster/Bangor) 6 caps.

Springbok team to face Ireland in Dublin:

15 – Cheslin Kolbe (Toulon) – 20 caps, 50 pts (10t)
14 – Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) – 3 caps, 10 pts (2t)
13 – Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 56 caps, 60 pts (12t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 66 caps, 45 pts (9t)
11 – Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks) – 33 caps, 110 pts (22t)
10 – Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 23 caps, 19 pts (1t, 4c, 2p)
9 – Jaden Hendrikse (Cell C Sharks) – 10 caps, 12 pts (2t, 1c)

8 – Jasper Wiese (Leicester Tigers) – 18 caps, 5 pts (1t)
7 – Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 64 caps, 15 pts (3t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Cell C Sharks) – 71 caps, 35 pts (7t)
5 – Lood de Jager (Wild Knights) – 64 caps, 25 pts (5t)
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Cell C Sharks) – 106 caps, 15 pts (3t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 54 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 55 caps, 65 pts (13t)
1 – Steven Kitshoff (DHL Stormers) – 67 caps, 5 pts (1t)

Replacements:

16 – Bongi Mbonambi (Cell C Sharks) – 52 caps, 55 pts (11t)
17 – Ox Nche (Cell C Sharks) – 15 caps, 0 pts
18 – Vincent Koch (unattached) – 37 caps, 0 pts
19 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 59 caps, 10 pts (2t)
20 – Deon Fourie (DHL Stormers) – 3 caps, 0 pts
21 – Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 27 caps, 15 pts (3t)
22 – Faf de Klerk (Canon Eagles) – 42 caps, 25 pts (5t)
23 – Willie le Roux (Toyota Verblitz) – 79 caps, 65 pts (13t)

Look like its Leinster vs Stormers plus x Stormers.

[Darren]

Is Lukhanyo Am injured?

[Bovidae]

Conor Murray back as the starting halfback. That may tell us about the Irish tactics on the day.

[OomPB]

@Darren yes out for this year.

[Crucial]

Every SA player should have a little button to press that plays a recording of Danes Coles whenever Sexton talks to the ref.

"Gee, he's a mouthy fluffybunny isn't he"

[cgrant]

@Bovidae said in Ireland v South Africa:

Conor Murray back as the starting halfback. That may tell us about the Irish tactics on the day.

Yes, we can expect a slow game, with plenty of kicks, and even more when de Klerk comes in.

[Jailbreak7]

Those jerseys are an abomination. And colour clash.

[Bones]

SA need more coaches in the box.

[Bones]

Penalty only.

[Bones]

You couldn't get at the lower end of the scale. Kolbe put himself in that position though.

[Bones]

@Jailbreak7 said in Ireland v South Africa:

Those jerseys are an abomination. And colour clash.

They look very different and n the wide shot to me.

[Bones]

Holy schmokes. Sexton is penalised.

[The Irishman]

SA are monsters in the breakdown, this is going to be a long night for the Irish pack.

[Bones]

Ref seems out of his depth.

[Victor Meldrew]

Fark me.

I love passion from players, but can we stop this ya-boo sucks, in-yer-face gloating when a team wins a penalty? It's a fucking blight on the game.

[sparky]

@Victor-Meldrew said in Ireland v South Africa:

Fark me.

I love passion from players, but can we stop this ya-boo sucks, in-yer-face gloating when a team wins a penalty? It's a fucking blight on the game.

Maro Itoje started it. Now half the Test players seem to do it. Gloating is an insult to the finest traditions of the game.

[Victor Meldrew]

@sparky said in Ireland v South Africa:

@Victor-Meldrew said in Ireland v South Africa:

Fark me.

I love passion from players, but can we stop this ya-boo sucks, in-yer-face gloating when a team wins a penalty? It's a fucking blight on the game.

Maro Itoje started it. Now half the Test players seem to do it. Gloating is an insult to the finest traditions of the game.

Penalise the fuckwits. It has no place in the game. Why a team as good as Ireland feels the need to engage in this sort of shit is beyond me.

[Victor Meldrew]

Gibson O'Park on.

[taniwharugby]

@Bones said in Ireland v South Africa:

Ref seems out of his depth.

Wow, who'd of thunk they'd appoint a rookie ref these days...