Springboks v Pumas 1 (14 Aug 2021)

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South Africa v Argentina
Sat 14 August 2021, 5.05pm local time / Sun 15 August 2021, 3.05am NZT
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium - Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)

Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Karl Dickson (RFU)
Assistant Referee 2: AJ Jacobs (SARU)
TMO: Tom Foley (RFU)

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Springbok team to face Argentina:
1 Ox Nché (Cell C Sharks) – 3 caps, 0 pts
2 Joseph Dweba (Bordeaux, France) – uncapped
3 Wilco Louw (Harlequins, England) – 13 caps, 0 pts
4 Eben Etzebeth (Toulon, France) – 89 caps, 15 pts (3t)
5 Lood de Jager (Sale Sharks, England) – 48 caps, 25 pts (5t)
6 Siya Kolisi (captain, Cell C Sharks) – 54 caps, 30 pts (6t)
7 Kwagga Smith (Yamaha Júbilo, Japan) – 10 caps, 5 pts (1t)
8 Jasper Wiese (Leicester Tigers, England) – 3 caps, 0 pts
9 Cobus Reinach (Montpellier, France) – 16 caps, 35pts (7t)
10 Elton Jantjies (vice-captain - Pau, France) – 39 caps, 283 pts (2t, 63c, 49p)
11 Aphelele Fassi (Cell C Sharks) – 1 cap, 5pts (1t)
12 Frans Steyn (Toyota Cheetahs) – 68 caps, 141 pts (11t, 7c, 21p, 3d)
13 Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles, Japan) – 47 caps, 60 pts (12t)
14 Sbu Nkosi (Cell C Sharks) – 11 caps, 40 pts (8t)
15 Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 10 caps, 5pts (1t)

Replacements:
16 Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears, Japan) – 37 caps, 30 pts (6t)
17 Trevor Nyakane (Vodacom Bulls) – 46 caps, 5 pts (1t)
18 Vincent Koch (Saracens, England) – 23 caps, 0 pts
19 Marvin Orie (DHL Stormers) – 4 caps, 0 pts
20 Marco van Staden (Leicester Tigers, England) – 5 caps, 0 pts
21 Dan du Preez (Sale Sharks, England) – 4 caps, 0 pts
22 Herschel Jantjies (DHL Stormers) – 14 caps, 25 pts (5t)
23 Morné Steyn (Vodacom Bulls) – 67 caps, 742 points (8t, 102c, 156p, 10d)

Media release:

Aug 9, 2021

Dweba to make his Springbok debut against Argentina

Joseph Dweba will make his Springbok debut in the opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Argentina at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday, in a new-look team named by Jacques Nienaber on Tuesday.

[OomPB]

Suppose Etsebeth and Kolisi needs a rest. Not much trust in that Midfield

[OomPB]

PSdT out for the season

[Machpants]

I wonder if the bokke will struggle to get up for this match after the lions? Pretty hard mentally for the team

[MiketheSnow]

Argentina need to have improved otherwise a ‘jaded’ SA will shit all over them

[pakman]

@oompb said in Springboks v Pumas 1 (14 Aug 2021):

PSdT out for the season

Van De Merwe the silent assassin.

[OomPB]

@machpants my biggest worry. Maybe the 10 changes a good thing.

Hopefully more attacking rugby.

[Dan54]

@oompb said in Springboks v Pumas 1 (14 Aug 2021):

@machpants my biggest worry. Maybe the 10 changes a good thing.

Hopefully more attacking rugby.

Yep Oom, I suspect the Boks are picking teams horses for courses style, and they needed to play how they did to beat Lions, and have different style for Pumas.

[Bovidae]

The Boks are playing 5 tests in 5 weeks so were never going to be able to roll out the same team.

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[mantissanet]

@stargazer Expect bruising….

[MiketheSnow]

@mantissanet said in Springboks v Pumas 1 (14 Aug 2021):

@stargazer Expect bruising….

Argentinian egos maybe

[Davesofthunder]

This one is a Raeburn Shield challenge too...

2018 was the last time the All Blacks held it and we haven't even had a shot at it since then! Hopefully we can come out of the rugby championship with it.

Curious to see how the Boks are this week after coming down from the Lions series

[ARHS]

This could be a close one. No Cubelli though

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[ACT Crusader]

A couple of forward passes in a row from the Boks but play on.

[ACT Crusader]

Pumas try a fancy backline move and only 2/3rds of it goes right and the Boks halfback picks up the pieces and scores a try.

[Stargazer]

Was Fassi onside? Looked miles in front of the kicker.

[Stargazer]

Also not convinced the Springbok hooker supported his own body weight in that turnover.