Springboks v Pumas RC WK 3
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Springbok team to face Argentina in Johannesburg:
15 – Willie le Roux (Vodacom Bulls) – 85 caps, 65 pts (13t)
14 – Cheslin Kolbe (Suntory Sungoliath) – 24 caps, 81 pts (12t, 3c, 5p)
13 – Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 59 caps, 60 pts (12t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Panasonic Wild Knights) – 71 caps, 45 pts (9t)
11 – Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) – 8 caps, 50 pts (10t)
10 – Manie Libbok (DHL Stormers) – 5 caps, 19 pts (8c, 1p)
9 – Grant Williams (Cell C Sharks) – 3 caps, 0 pts
8 – Duane Vermeulen (captain, SA Rugby) – 67 caps, 15 pts (3t)
7 – Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 68 caps, 30 pts (6t)
6 – Marco van Staden (Vodacom Bulls) – 11 caps, 0 pts
5 – Marvin Orie (DHL Stormers) – 12 caps, 0 pts
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Cell C Sharks) – 111 caps, 20 pts (4t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 60 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 60 caps, 75 pts (15t)
1 – Steven Kitshoff (Ulster) – 73 caps, 10 pts (2t)Replacements:
16 – Bongi Mbonambi (Cell C Sharks) – 58 caps, 60 pts (12t)
17 – Trevor Nyakane (Racing 92) – 59 caps, 5 pts (1t)
18 – Vincent Koch (Cell C Sharks) – 43 caps, 0 pts
19 – Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 32 caps, 20 pts (4t)
20 – RG Snyman (Munster) – 25 caps, 5 pts (1t)
21 – Faf de Klerk (Canon Eagles) – 47 caps, 44 pts (5t, 2c, 5p)
22 – Lukhanyo Am (Cell C Sharks) – 33 caps, 30 pts (6t)
23 – Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 29 caps, 36 pts (2t, 4c, 4p, 2d) -
SA comfortably
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First start for the halfback Grant Williams
Grant Williams' verdict on his first selection as the Springboks No9
Grant Williams has insisted he is finally ready to play his first full Test match for the Springboks after struggling with injuries for years.
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A 5-3 bench split is interesting for the Boks.
Besides that, I don't have any major comments. SA clearly giving a few players a run and testing them.I like Jesse Kriel for his hard work and commitment but I do question whether he is up there to be our second choice 13. I do hope he proves me wrong, because I am not sure who else is knocking down the door there...
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Emiliano Boffelli misses Boks Test as Michael Cheika rings the changes
Head coach Michael Cheika has named his 23-man Argentina squad to take on the Springboks in the final round of the Rugby Championship.
15 Juan Cruz Mallia 14 Mateo Carreras, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Santiago Chocobares, 11 Juan Imhoff, 10 Santiago Carreras, 9 Lautaro Bazan Velez, 8 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 7 Santiago Grondona, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Lucas Paulos, 3 Francisco Gomez Kodela, 2 Julian Montoya, 1 Thomas Gallo
Reserves: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 18 Joel Sclavi, 19 Pedro Rubiolo, 20 Facundo Isa, 21 Gonzalo Bertranou, 22 Tomas Albornoz, 23 Matias Moroni
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@Tordah said in Springboks v Pumas RC WK 3-:
How was that no foul play? Jumping hip first into the head of a player is some of the most dangeorous things to do on a rugby field
Wasn't it Fainganuuku or Clarke who got a yellow for doing it to an Irish player last year?
Surely if this hip to head is deemed accidental, then Ta'avao should have been given the same concession no?
There is no consistency.
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He charged down the ball, so it’s deemed as a rugby accident.
The Argie player was coming from a long way away so had a lot of horizontal velocity in the charge.
If you get penalised for that then you have to outlaw chargedowns.
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@DaGrubster said in Springboks v Pumas RC WK 3-:
He charged down the ball, so it’s deemed as a rugby accident.
The Argie player was coming from a long way away so had a lot of horizontal velocity in the charge.
If you get penalised for that then you have to outlaw chargedowns.
I agree with the sentiment, but Ta'avao was red carded for a "rugby accident" when he clashed heads with an Irish player as he tackled a bit too upright. If he gets penalised for that, then you have to outlaw upright tackling
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@Tordah said in Springboks v Pumas RC WK 3-:
@DaGrubster said in Springboks v Pumas RC WK 3-:
He charged down the ball, so it’s deemed as a rugby accident.
The Argie player was coming from a long way away so had a lot of horizontal velocity in the charge.
If you get penalised for that then you have to outlaw chargedowns.
I agree with the sentiment, but Ta'avao was red carded for a "rugby accident" when he clashed heads with an Irish player as he tackled a bit too upright. If he gets penalised for that, then you have to outlaw upright tackling
Freddie Steward was an accident against Ireland in the 6 nations. He got a red.
And you hear the argument from certain quarters that "there are no accidents, you have a duty of care to your opponent" etc etc.
Tupou went full SBW on Laulala today. Got a yellow, that on review was not upgraded to red. It's absolutely farcical.
I just want consistency.
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@DaGrubster said in Springboks v Pumas RC WK 3-:
He charged down the ball, so it’s deemed as a rugby accident.
The Argie player was coming from a long way away so had a lot of horizontal velocity in the charge.
If you get penalised for that then you have to outlaw chargedowns.
What happened today reminds me of the deliberate knockdown rule when a guy goes for an intercept.
If the Argie had just missed the charge down today by a cigarette papers width, would he have been given a red?
Would Barnes have said "you were never in a realistic position to make a charge down" etc.
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Well recorded test and just finished watching, what a ripper it was, Couple of teams getting stuck in and playing good rugby, even Mrs Dan was sitting here saying what a good game and how much she was enjoying it! Have to say Cheika has got those Pumas in a fairly good place.
