All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2
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Boks will be a better measure of where we are. What I'm going to be looking for:
Better exits. (Not talking about the DMac charge-down as Nugget slipped and the pass was wayward). It's the one area which is still as bad as ever and it isn't rocket science.
Same level of discipline and focus as in Mendoza but for longer. Great in the first half but we got a bit wobbly in the 2nd half and that has cost us games against good sides in the past. Forwards especially - been a big improvement particularly in set pieces and thought Cane/Frizell/Ardie went well so just the last 10% to go....
Better bench options/tactics. Vail was OK but Paps & RM coming on didn't work for me and they are good players so Foster & co need to work on that. Christie has regressed so take a punt on Roigard.
Re-think the kicks to the wings. Whether it's execution or tactics, I'm not convinced it's working....and there's too much of it.
Keep the same 10/12/13 combination. They really clicked. OK, it's only one game but that's the most solid looking partnership I've seen for some time. See how they go against the Old Enemy.
I think there'll be minimal changes to the team - BBBR for Lord, Sami T, changes on the wing and a few on the bench like ALB.
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@Victor-Meldrew Don't think ALB will be available until the Bledisloe.
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@Victor-Meldrew Pretty well agree mate, even if I really think they will gave RMo a start and DMac to bench?
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@Dan54 said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:
@Victor-Meldrew Pretty well agree mate, even if I really think they will gave RMo a start and DMac to bench?
Poss. depends on who they think is the best bench option. RM didn't work for me coming on in the last 20 and they may want to work on that.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:
@Bones said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:
@cliff said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:
I thought vaai was excellent off the bench especially in the lineouts
Did he get some steals?
IIRC he got two steals.
If so, that's excellent.
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Springbok team to face New Zealand in Auckland:
15 – Willie le Roux (Vodacom Bulls) – 84 caps, 65 pts (13t)
14 – Cheslin Kolbe (Suntory Sungoliath) – 23 caps, 74pts (11t, 2c, 5p)
13 – Lukhanyo Am (Cell C Sharks) – 32 caps, 30 pts (6t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Panasonic Wild Knights) – 70 Tests, 45pts (9t)
11 – Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks) – 36 caps, 110pts (22t)
10 – Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 28 caps, 36 pts (2t, 4c, 4p, 2d)
9 – Faf de Klerk (Canon Eagles) – 46 Tests, 41pts (5t, 2c, 4p)
8 – Jasper Wiese (Leicester) – 20 caps, 5pts (1t)
7 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 63 caps, 15pts (3t)
6 – Kwagga Smith (Blue Revs) – 31 caps, 20pts (4t)
5 – Lood de Jager (Panasonic Wild Knights) – 65 caps, 25pts (5t)
4 – Eben Etzebeth (captain, Cell C Sharks) – 110 caps, 15pts (3t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 59 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 – Bongi Mbonambi (Cell C Sharks) – 57 caps, 60 pts (12t)
1 – Steven Kitshoff (Ulster) – 72 caps, 10pts (2t)Replacements:
16 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 59 caps, 70pts (14t)
17 – Thomas du Toit (Bath) – 16 caps, 0 pts
18 – Vincent Koch (Stade Francais) – 42 caps, 0 pts
19 – RG Snyman (Munster) – 24 caps, 5 pts (1t)
20 – Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 67 caps, 30 pts (6t)
21 – Duane Vermeulen (SA Rugby) – 66 caps, 15 pts (3t)
22 – Grant Williams (Cell C Sharks) – 2 caps, 0 pts
23 – Manie Libbok (DHL Stormers) – 4 caps, 19 pts (8c, 1p) -
@Daffy-Jaffy Tuesday naming! They don't waste time.
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New Zealand v South Africa (Auckland)
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
ARs: Angus Gardner (RA) & Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) -
@Daffy-Jaffy UNCLE MATT!
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:
Springbok team to face New Zealand in Auckland:
15 – Willie le Roux (Vodacom Bulls) – 84 caps, 65 pts (13t)
14 – Cheslin Kolbe (Suntory Sungoliath) – 23 caps, 74pts (11t, 2c, 5p)
13 – Lukhanyo Am (Cell C Sharks) – 32 caps, 30 pts (6t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Panasonic Wild Knights) – 70 Tests, 45pts (9t)
11 – Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks) – 36 caps, 110pts (22t)
10 – Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 28 caps, 36 pts (2t, 4c, 4p, 2d)
9 – Faf de Klerk (Canon Eagles) – 46 Tests, 41pts (5t, 2c, 4p)
8 – Jasper Wiese (Leicester) – 20 caps, 5pts (1t)
7 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 63 caps, 15pts (3t)
6 – Kwagga Smith (Blue Revs) – 31 caps, 20pts (4t)
5 – Lood de Jager (Panasonic Wild Knights) – 65 caps, 25pts (5t)
4 – Eben Etzebeth (captain, Cell C Sharks) – 110 caps, 15pts (3t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 59 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 – Bongi Mbonambi (Cell C Sharks) – 57 caps, 60 pts (12t)
1 – Steven Kitshoff (Ulster) – 72 caps, 10pts (2t)Replacements:
16 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 59 caps, 70pts (14t)
17 – Thomas du Toit (Bath) – 16 caps, 0 pts
18 – Vincent Koch (Stade Francais) – 42 caps, 0 pts
19 – RG Snyman (Munster) – 24 caps, 5 pts (1t)
20 – Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 67 caps, 30 pts (6t)
21 – Duane Vermeulen (SA Rugby) – 66 caps, 15 pts (3t)
22 – Grant Williams (Cell C Sharks) – 2 caps, 0 pts
23 – Manie Libbok (DHL Stormers) – 4 caps, 19 pts (8c, 1p)Fook Mi, outside of those at the end of those lists (15 past it really, 22 23 very raw) that is one scary 23! The step up is IMMENSE for ABs
EDIT Sorry and 10, not that great compared to the rest
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if that Bok side cant beat us, then they may as well not go to France....
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Pretty happy with the team, I thought that there was going to be far more rotation in the front row and that Kriel would get another undeserved cap.
I'm still unsure about going into a test like this without recognized goalkicker in the starring 15, but hey what do I know.
Ps - fuck Jasper Wiese
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This will be a key test of where both sides are. Should be a classic- pity it's not at EP
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How the AB's handle the huge Bok 6 Forward bench might decide this. If they don't have it won by 60mins they might get steamrolled.
The weather forecast is for a fine day.
