France vs Springboks

[Joans Town Jones]

@OomPB said in France vs Springboks:

https://sarugby.co.za/news-features/articles/2022/11/08/boks-make-changes-for-france-test-with-libbok-on-bench/

15 – Willie le Roux (Toyota Verblitz) – 80 caps, 65 pts (13t)
14 – Cheslin Kolbe (Toulon) – 21 caps, 53 pts (10t, 1p)
13 – Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 57 caps, 60 pts (12t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 67 caps, 45 pts (9t)
11 – Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) – 4 caps, 15 pts (3t)
10 – Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 24 caps, 22 pts (1t, 4c, 3p)
9 – Faf de Klerk (Canon Eagles) – 43 caps, 25 pts (5t)

8 – Jasper Wiese (Leicester Tigers) – 19 caps, 5 pts (1t)
7 – Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 65 caps, 15 pts (3t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Cell C Sharks) – 72 caps, 40 pts (8t)
5 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 60 caps, 15 pts (3t)
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Cell C Sharks) – 107 caps, 15 pts (3t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 55 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 – Bongi Mbonambi (Cell C Sharks) – 53 caps, 55 pts (11t)
1 – Ox Nche (Cell C Sharks) – 16 caps, 0 pts

Replacements:

16 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 56 caps, 65 pts (13t)
17 – Steven Kitshoff (DHL Stormers) – 68 caps, 5 pts (1t)
18 – Vincent Koch (unattached) – 39 caps, 0 pts
19 – Marvin Orie (DHL Stormers) – 8 caps, 0 pts
20 – Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 28 caps, 15 pts (3t)
21 – Cobus Reinach (Montpellier) – 22 caps, 40 pts (8t)
22 – Manie Libbok (DHL Stormers) – uncapped
23 – Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks) – 34 caps, 110 pts (22t

Its incredible that some of these blokes seem to have been around for ever yet their caps don't reflect ie Willie Le Roux, DDA, JK, Faf. I can't believe CK has only 21 caps.

[Daffy Jaffy]

France side to take on SA

[nostrildamus]

Atonio is apparently getting better. At his size that sounds dangerous.

[pakman]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in France vs Springboks:

France side to take on SA

New bench LH?

[cgrant]

Yes, from La Rochelle. He is a very strong scrummager.

[pakman]

@cgrant said in France vs Springboks:

Yes, from La Rochelle. He is a very strong scrummager.

Presumably with Antonio at TH and Skelton behind them!

[OomPB]

The Springboks starts without a poacher. If they can keep up until the likes of Marx, Kitshoff and Kwagga arrives we could be in with a chance.

[cgrant]

It's gonna be a massive battle upfront.

[Dan54]

@cgrant Yep looking forward to this test , should be bloody good.

[booboo]

Two questions:

• who is going to win?
• who do we want to win?

[booboo]

@booboo said in France vs Springboks:

Two questions:

• who is going to win?
• who do we want to win?

For me:

• Bokke
• Hard question... France

[MiketheSnow]

@booboo said in France vs Springboks:

Two questions:

• who is going to win?
• who do we want to win?

France
France

[OomPB]

Wiese out, Kwagga starts, Brannas on the bench

Springboks – 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Kwagga Smith, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche.
Subs: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Marvin Orie, 20 Deon Fourie, 21 Cobus Reinach, 22 Manie Libbok, 23 Makazole Mapimpi.

[OomPB]

Sad to lose Wiese due concussion against Ireland. However Kwagga play to the ball which make a good combination with Kolisi and PSdT.

[OomPB]

@booboo
France,
Springbokke

[Bones]

France to win, as long as it continues their rise up the rankings. Win-win when they take the 1st spot and are favourites for the RWC, plus Ireland aren't no1.

[Joans Town Jones]

@booboo said in France vs Springboks:

Two questions:

• who is going to win?
• who do we want to win?

SA
SA

[pakman]

Watching from Queen's Arms in Edinburgh.

[akan004]

SA
SA

[antipodean]

This will be interesting to see how well France play against two rather different styles from one week to another.