rugbyphile says...

Kirchner, vd Merwe,M Steyn, Engelbrecht--Bulls**t

Posted 07:32 17th August 2012

TRF_Ezequiel says...

@ bloemboy: We lost to Scotland in 2010...

Posted 14:02 16th August 2012

Trinats2 says...

bloemboy:

On present form ? Australia No.2 in the world, beat the 6 nations champions 3 -0. won Tri nations last year. When was the last time SA beat Australia ?

SA beat England(just) and finished Bottom of the tri nations (yet again)

Or maybe you think (hope) SA will play the same Wallaby side that lost to Scotland !!!!

Posted 10:24 16th August 2012

flyman says...

HM has his bulls tinted specs on again! Some of the Currie Cup B-divison halfback pairs are playing better than the bulls pair.

Ludick is a far better prospect at fullback.

@Trinats2, I think you may just be right about the wooden spoon.

Posted 00:00 16th August 2012

carpelone says...

Going to bed worried. While the forwards are ok, the back mix does not convince me. If Kirchener is the best fullback in SA, then we have a pb here. As I have already commented, Steyn JdV do not go well together. Hougaard did not improve in his kicking accuracy. The bench selection is weird too.

Posted 21:11 15th August 2012

leebok says...

Should be

South Africa: 15 Joe Pieterson, 14 Bryan Habana, 13 Jean de Villiers (captain), 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Pat Lambie, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Keegan Daniel, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.

Replacements: 16 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Pat Cilliers, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Marcel Coetzee , 20 Ruan Pienaar, 21 Morné Steyn, 22 Juan de Jongh.

Posted 19:59 15th August 2012

TRF_Ezequiel says...

@ FISH: Google "Krusty" and you'll see why he is a clown

@ NHsaints:

- Kankowski moved to the Japanese Top League and didn't get permission from his club to play for the Boks

- Willie le Roux is suspended for a high tackle, so even if he was called up, he wouldn't be allowed to play

- Aplon is a winger, not a full-back. Louis Ludik deserved to be in the team. he is the form full-back in South Africa

Posted 16:40 15th August 2012

NHsaints says...

What the hell is going on with these selections?! HM is more one dimensional and stubborn than MJ was...Lambie should be 10, Le roux or at least aplon 15... Good midfield but where is kankowski in the backrow? I have no qualms about mvovo, he's been on great form this season, still would make more sense to have le roux on wing.

Posted 15:09 15th August 2012

seapointer says...

the TMO is south african.....is that not a bid odd ?????

Posted 14:11 15th August 2012

philipjfry says...

Definitely not convinced by Potgieter or Englebrecht but Coetzee is slowly winning me over. I'm ambivalent about Kirchner; on the one hand he can go MIA and is a liability on defense but on the other hand Lambie at 15 is boring and not much better defensively. Personally, I'd have given Aplon the nod because he is a decent if not spectacular defender but in my opinion the only long term option is Willie le Roux. I hope he has a good Currie cup and gets selected for the end-of-year-tour. A bigger cause for concern has been the conditioning of the SA players during Super Rugby. Oosthuizen in particular is going to be sorely missed come the Australasian leg and the thought of Potgieter starting the match in Dunedin gives me palpitations.

Posted 13:34 15th August 2012