All Blacks v Springboks I

[Daffy Jaffy]

South Africa: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel (captain), 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Siya Kolisi, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Marco van Stated, 5 Ruan Nortje, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Thomas du Toit, Malcolm Marx, 1 Ox Nche.
Replacement: 16 Jan Hendrik Wessels, 17 Boan Venter, 18 Wilco Louw, 19 Lood de Jager, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Cobus Reinach, 22 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 23 Ethan Hooker.

[pakman]

The back five for the Bok pack in last 20 will be interesting. Looks like Eben, Van Straden and PSDT to play 80.

[Wurzel]

I've seen more fearsome Boks 23s in the last few years

[akan004]

Can we trust Rassie? Is this really going to be their matchday 23 or will he pull a last minute selection suprise? If RG Snyman is not injured then his non selection is perplexing. He's one of the best impact tight forwards in the world.

[jamsb]

@Landers92 not sure if this is satire but saw the Mako announced that he is out for the season with a Thumb injury

[booboo]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in All Blacks v Springboks I:

6 Marco van Stated

Did he?

[akan004]

Siya is not named as captain. What is Rassie up to?

[taniwharugby]

@Wurzel same could be said of us..

[pakman]

@akan004 said in All Blacks v Springboks I:

Siya is not named as captain. What is Rassie up to?

Garrin Lambley  /  Sep 3

BOMBSHELL | Siya Kolisi starts against All Blacks but NOT as captain

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus stuck to his tried and tested combinations for their third Rugby Championship encounter against the All Blacks.

[reprobate]

@Yeetyaah said in All Blacks v Springboks I:

All Blacks match-day 23 (Test caps in brackets; * denotes debutant)

1. Ethan de Groot (34)
2. Codie Taylor (100) 
3. Fletcher Newell (27)
4. Scott Barrett (83) (Captain)  
5. Tupou Vaa’i (42)
6. Simon Parker (1)
7. Ardie Savea (99) (Vice-Captain)
8. Wallace Sititi (11)
9. Finlay Christie (25)
10. Beauden Barrett (138) 
11. Rieko Ioane (85)
12. Jordie Barrett (73) (Vice-Captain) 
13. Billy Proctor (6)
14. Emoni Narawa (3)
15. Will Jordan (46)

16. Samisoni Taukei’aho (35)
17. Tamaiti Williams (19)
18. Tyrel Lomax (45)
19. Fabian Holland (5) 
20. Du’Plessis Kirifi (4)
21. Kyle Preston *
22. Quinn Tupaea (17)
23. Damian McKenzie (66)

Unavailable for selection: Patrick Tuipulotu (minor facial fracture), Cortez Ratima (rib fracture), Timoci Tavatavanawai (fractured radius), Cam Roigard (foot stress fracture), Noah Hotham (high ankle sprain)

Fuck me we look pretty mediocre in the backs.
2 loosies underdone, one in his first big match, and they've flogged our lock success story until he needs to go onto the bench, and replaced him with the guy they've flogged at 6. Front row looks good these days at least.

[KiwiMurph]

@reprobate said in All Blacks v Springboks I:

@Yeetyaah said in All Blacks v Springboks I:

All Blacks match-day 23 (Test caps in brackets; * denotes debutant)

1. Ethan de Groot (34)
2. Codie Taylor (100) 
3. Fletcher Newell (27)
4. Scott Barrett (83) (Captain)  
5. Tupou Vaa’i (42)
6. Simon Parker (1)
7. Ardie Savea (99) (Vice-Captain)
8. Wallace Sititi (11)
9. Finlay Christie (25)
10. Beauden Barrett (138) 
11. Rieko Ioane (85)
12. Jordie Barrett (73) (Vice-Captain) 
13. Billy Proctor (6)
14. Emoni Narawa (3)
15. Will Jordan (46)

16. Samisoni Taukei’aho (35)
17. Tamaiti Williams (19)
18. Tyrel Lomax (45)
19. Fabian Holland (5) 
20. Du’Plessis Kirifi (4)
21. Kyle Preston *
22. Quinn Tupaea (17)
23. Damian McKenzie (66)

Unavailable for selection: Patrick Tuipulotu (minor facial fracture), Cortez Ratima (rib fracture), Timoci Tavatavanawai (fractured radius), Cam Roigard (foot stress fracture), Noah Hotham (high ankle sprain)

Fuck me we look pretty mediocre in the backs.
2 loosies underdone, one in his first big match, and they've flogged our lock success story until he needs to go onto the bench, and replaced him with the guy they've flogged at 6. Front row looks good these days at least.

Flogged at 6 is a stretch. Vaai didn't play a game for a month between France test 2 and Argie test 1.

[BorderJB]

I like Parker in the loose still, after 4 games they put Vaa’i at lock, bit odd.
Gunna be interesting with Sititi and Savea as wide ranging loosies, SA will go straight through middle.

[kiwiinmelb]

Some great memories in this

[pakman]

[Mr Fish]

Really like the look of the forward pack. I'm glad that Vaa'i has been getting some good minutest at 6 but think Parker is a more natural fit in that position and I'm looking forward to seeing how the loose forward trio fronts up.

The backs are at least one step in the right direction... If Razor makes one sensible change every match for the rest of the season then we'll finish up with a good backline by the year's end.

[ACT Crusader]

@BorderJB said in All Blacks v Springboks I:

I like Parker in the loose still, after 4 games they put Vaa’i at lock, bit odd.
Gunna be interesting with Sititi and Savea as wide ranging loosies, SA will go straight through middle.

Sititi isn’t really wide ranging defensively though.

[frugby]

Gut-feeling this test comes down to how the Barrett brothers go. If they don’t turn up, we are toast - and I think it is the beginning of the end for Beauden and Scott if they don’t

[ACT Crusader]

@frugby kick our goals, win the test.

Despite some poor patches, we certainly create enough opportunities in front of the sticks to win

[PN]

AB Forward and Replacement Forwards look incredible. I'd rather take the Bok backline though - Am I living in the upside down?

[MN5]

@akan004 said in All Blacks v Springboks I:

Can we trust Rassie? Is this really going to be their matchday 23 or will he pull a last minute selection suprise? If RG Snyman is not injured then his non selection is perplexing. He's one of the best impact tight forwards in the world.

Boks locks are either steroid freaks or massive Vikings.

Nortje looks like a runt compared to them.