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[OomPB]

The Wales teams struggled in the URC. Our lot shouldn't underestimate them. There are a lot of experience in that squad.

[OomPB]

Springbok squad:

Props:
Thomas du Toit (Cell C Sharks)
Steven Kitshoff (DHL Stormers)
Vincent Koch (Saracens)
Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers)
Ntuthuko Mchunu (Cell C Sharks) *
Ox Nche (Cell C Sharks)
Trevor Nyakane (Racing 92)

Hookers:
Joseph Dweba (Bordeaux)
Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears)
Bongi Mbonambi (Cell C Sharks)

Locks:
Lood de Jager (Sale Sharks)
Eben Etzebeth (Toulon)
Salmaan Moerat (DHL Stormers) *
Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls) *
Marvin Orie (DHL Stormers)

Loose forwards:
Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz)
Marcell Coetzee (Vodacom Bulls)
Siya Kolisi (Cell C Sharks)
Elrigh Louw (Vodacom Bulls) *
Evan Roos (DHL Stormers) *
Kwagga Smith (Yamaha Júbilo)
Jasper Wiese (Leicester Tigers)

Utility forwards:
Rynhardt Elstadt (Toulouse)
Deon Fourie (DHL Stormers) *
Franco Mostert (Honda Heat)

Scrumhalves:
Faf de Klerk (Sale Sharks)
Jaden Hendrikse (Cell C Sharks)
Herschel Jantjies (DHL Stormers)
Cobus Reinach (Montpellier)
Grant Williams (Cell C Sharks) *

Flyhalves:
Elton Jantjies (NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes)
Handre Pollard (Montpellier)

Centres:
Lukhanyo Am (Cell C Sharks)
Damian de Allende (Munster)
Andre Esterhuizen (Harlequins)
Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles)

Outside Backs:
Aphelele Fassi (Cell C Sharks)
Warrick Gelant (DHL Stormers)
Cheslin Kolbe (Toulon)
Willie le Roux (Toyota Verblitz)
Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks)

Utility Backs:
Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) *
Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers)

[Machpants]

That's a huge squad for a 3 game home series!

[OomPB]

@Machpants this is the squad till end of year. Our season ends next week, so they need a big squad. There can be SA A matches aswell.

Good to see some new faces.

[Machpants]

@OomPB said in Springboks moving forward:

@Machpants this is the squad till end of year. Our season ends next week, so they need a big squad. There can be SA A matches aswell.

Good to see some new faces.

Ah that makes sense. Yeah boks have a lot of older players, most still good, but some are past their use by (e.g. Le Roux) and fresh blood is good

[booboo]

@OomPB said in Springboks moving forward:

Utility forwards:
Rynhardt Elstadt (Toulouse)
Deon Fourie (DHL Stormers) *
Franco Mostert (Honda Heat)

Interesting. Assuming these guys are lock/blindside types?

[OomPB]

@booboo yes except Fourie, he play 6 (your 7) and 2.

[booboo]

was going to use "lock/6" but realised you guys number your flankers wrong.

Open side and 2 is an interesting combo at this level.

Even Mealamu was a converted flanker, but not sure when he made the switch.

[Machpants]

Mmm no Duane

[akan004]

@OomPB Looks incredibly strong. You guys have a lot more depth than we do atm. Where's RG?

[OomPB]

@Machpants

He is going for an op.

[OomPB]

@akan004 still injured at Munster.

[OomPB]

@booboo He started his career at WP as a nr 2 and switched to 6 later.

He is in very good form with Roos for the Stormers.

Pretty sure he played under Nienaber and Rassie at the Stormers

[OomPB]

@akan004 Doc Craven use to say when WP and N Tvl are strong, then Bok rugby is also strong. They play in the URC Final on Saturday.

[Frye]

@akan004 said in Springboks moving forward:

@OomPB Looks incredibly strong. You guys have a lot more depth than we do atm. Where's RG?

Would be great to have their prop depth for sure.

[OomPB]

@Machpants look like we'll see some SA A matches this year.

[Machpants]

@OomPB said in Springboks moving forward:

@Machpants look like we'll see some SA A matches this year.

Good depth, around the world. And some of the schoolboy stuff I've seen on youtube - ouch!

[OomPB]

@Machpants our schoolboy rugby has been hectic after 2 years of no rugby.

[OomPB]

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[OomPB]

Springbok team to face Wales in Pretoria:
15 – Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 15 caps, 5pts (1t)
14 – Cheslin Kolbe (Toulon) – 18 caps, 45pts (9t)
13 – Lukhanyo Am (Cell C Sharks) – 26 caps, 25 pts (5t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Munster) – 58 caps, 35 pts (7t)
11 – Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks) – 25 caps, 100 pts (20t)
10 – Elton Jantjies (NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes) – 44 caps, 326 pts (2t, 65c, 61p, 1d)
9 – Faf de Klerk (Yokohama Canon Eagles) – 36 caps, 25pts (5t)
8 – Jasper Wiese (Leicester Tigers) – 11 caps, 0 pts
7 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 51 caps, 5pts (1t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Cell C Sharks) – 63 caps, 30 pts (6t)
5 – Lood de Jager (Panasonic Wild Knights) – 56 caps, 25 pts (5t)
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Cell C Sharks) – 97 caps, 15 pts (3t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 46 caps, 5pts (1t)
2 – Bongi Mbonambi (Cell C Sharks) – 48 caps, 45 pts (9t)
1 – Ox Nché (Cell C Sharks) – 9 caps, 0 pts

Replacements:
16 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 46 caps, 50 pts (10t)
17 – Steven Kitshoff (DHL Stormers) – 59 caps, 5pts (1t)
18 – Vincent Koch (Wasps) – 31 caps, 0 pts
19 – Salmaan Moerat (DHL Stormers) – uncapped
20 – Elrigh Louw (Vodacom Bulls) – uncapped
21 – Kwagga Smith (Yamaha Júbilo) – 19 caps, 5 pts (1t)
22 – Herschel Jantjies (DHL Stormers) – 21 caps, 25pts (5t)
23 – Willie le Roux (Toyota Verblitz) – 72 caps, 60 pts (12t)