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SA TEAM OF THE WEEK (ROUND 1)

15. Warrick Gelant (Bulls)
14. S’bu Nkosi (Sharks)
13. Jesse Kriel (Bulls)
12. Harold Vorster (Lions)
11. Rosko Specman (Bulls)
10. Handré Pollard (Bulls)
9. Embrose Papier (Bulls)
8. Duane Vermeulen (Bulls)
7. Hanro Liebenberg (Bulls)
6. Marnus Schoeman (Lions)
5. Lood de Jager (Bulls)
4. Jason Jenkins (Bulls)
3. Carlu Sadie (Lions)
2. Malcolm Marx (Lions)
1. Beast Mtawarira (Sharks)

https://www.sarugbymag.co.za/sa-team-of ... round-1-2/

Cant argue with that...pretty much spot on.

Jensrsa wrote:SA TEAM OF THE WEEK (ROUND 1)

15. Warrick Gelant (Bulls)
14. S’bu Nkosi (Sharks)
13. Jesse Kriel (Bulls)
12. Harold Vorster (Lions)
11. Rosko Specman (Bulls)
10. Handré Pollard (Bulls)
9. Embrose Papier (Bulls)
8. Duane Vermeulen (Bulls)
7. Hanro Liebenberg (Bulls)
6. Marnus Schoeman (Lions)
5. Lood de Jager (Bulls)
4. Jason Jenkins (Bulls)
3. Carlu Sadie (Lions)
2. Malcolm Marx (Lions)
1. Beast Mtawarira (Sharks)

https://www.sarugbymag.co.za/sa-team-of ... round-1-2/

I am sure that Rassie disagrees with this team.

Rassie is a jobs for pels guy. This is irrelevant

Actually a pretty strong team that.

Kriel looked in good form on Saturday. I find myself increasingly impressed with him in the 13 jersey.

sorCrer wrote:Actually a pretty strong team that.

7 Bok regulars in that side so would definitely smash the current boks if incumbents replaced the current lot e.g. Bongi replacing marx,
Notsche replacing Duane. JD replacing Mostert. Ginger replacing Beast . Wonder child replacing Pollard. Ruhan replacing Kriel.

Marx? Akker scored two tries.

I thought Lukhanyo Am was fantastic at 13 for the Sharks. Ditto Akker at hooker.

DraadkarD wrote:Marx? Akker scored two tries.

Should have followed Rugbypass's lead

As we’ll give this gong to Malcolm Marx many times before the end of the Super season let’s go with Akker van de Merwe (Sharks). Two tries in sultry Singapore as the Sharks went into a feeding frenzy.

Beaver_Shark wrote:I thought Lukhanyo Am was fantastic at 13 for the Sharks. Ditto Akker at hooker.

Well, the Sharks only played the Sunwolves

Jensrsa wrote:

Beaver_Shark wrote:I thought Lukhanyo Am was fantastic at 13 for the Sharks. Ditto Akker at hooker.

Well, the Sharks only played the Sunwolves

You have to wonder which is worse tbh....Sunwolves or Stormers.

But Jesse did get a btry

Sards wrote:

Jensrsa wrote:

Beaver_Shark wrote:I thought Lukhanyo Am was fantastic at 13 for the Sharks. Ditto Akker at hooker.

Well, the Sharks only played the Sunwolves

You have to wonder which is worse tbh....Sunwolves or Stormers.

But Jesse did get a btry

Difficult to say after only one game

Jensrsa wrote:

Beaver_Shark wrote:I thought Lukhanyo Am was fantastic at 13 for the Sharks. Ditto Akker at hooker.

Well, the Sharks only played the Sunwolves

Jens, I watched the full Lions game the next morning (without knowing the outcome), and was sure we had lost that game. Marx and Schoeman had great performances, but the back line was woeful. Voster was great on defense, but that was it.

Beaver_Shark wrote:I thought Lukhanyo Am was fantastic at 13 for the Sharks.

It's the work he does off the ball which is so impressive for me. He has a real rugby brain. I don't think he'll ever be accused of standing in the backline waiting for something to happen.

assfly wrote:Kriel looked in good form on Saturday. I find myself increasingly impressed with him in the 13 jersey.

I begrudgingly have to agree. Good outing from him *spit*

His real strength of late is organising the defense, which he didn't even have to do on Saturday. Will be interesting to see if his attacking game has really evolved when he plays against a more organised defensive outfit. I hope it has because it looks like he is here to stay.

Am was very good as well. Glad he is fit again. Some good competition at 13.

Blake wrote:

assfly wrote:Kriel looked in good form on Saturday. I find myself increasingly impressed with him in the 13 jersey.

I begrudgingly have to agree. Good outing from him *spit*

His real strength of late is organising the defense, which he didn't even have to do on Saturday. Will be interesting to see if his attacking game has really evolved when he plays against a more organised defensive outfit. I hope it has because it looks like he is here to stay.

Am was very good as well. Glad he is fit again. Some good competition at 13.

Blake wrote: Some good competition at 13.

That's a refreshing sentence for a Saffa!

I hope they can both stay fit until the world cup.

assfly wrote:

Blake wrote: Some good competition at 13.

That's a refreshing sentence for a Saffa!

I hope they can both stay fit until the world cup.

Just need a 12 that passes the ball........

Sards wrote:

sorCrer wrote:Actually a pretty strong team that.

7 Bok regulars in that side so would definitely smash the current boks if incumbents replaced the current lot e.g. Bongi replacing marx,
Notsche replacing Duane. JD replacing Mostert. Ginger replacing Beast . Wonder child replacing Pollard. Ruhan replacing Kriel.

I thought Marx, Duane, Pollard and Kriel were the incumbents

mdaclarke wrote:

Sards wrote:

sorCrer wrote:Actually a pretty strong team that.

7 Bok regulars in that side so would definitely smash the current boks if incumbents replaced the current lot e.g. Bongi replacing marx,
Notsche replacing Duane. JD replacing Mostert. Ginger replacing Beast . Wonder child replacing Pollard. Ruhan replacing Kriel.

I thought Marx, Duane, Pollard and Kriel were the incumbents

I meant next in line...

Next of next week?

Sards wrote:

assfly wrote:

Blake wrote: Some good competition at 13.

That's a refreshing sentence for a Saffa!

I hope they can both stay fit until the world cup.

Just need a 12 that passes the ball........

It's crazy how bad our coaches have been at finding a settled centre combination.

Over the last 10 years we have had 31 different centre combinations!

Sards wrote:

assfly wrote:

Blake wrote: Some good competition at 13.

That's a refreshing sentence for a Saffa!

I hope they can both stay fit until the world cup.

Just need a 12 that passes the ball........

Serfontein?

Sards wrote:

assfly wrote:

Blake wrote: Some good competition at 13.

That's a refreshing sentence for a Saffa!

I hope they can both stay fit until the world cup.

Just need a 12 that passes the ball........

When did you stop rooting for esterhuizen?

Team of the Week – Round One:

15 – Israel Folau (Waratahs):
He made plenty of metres – well into triple figures – and was a real threat on attack.
Bubbling under: Jordie Barrett (Hurricanes)

14 – Jack Maddocks (Rebels):
It was not just the tries – which were both great scorers and one was a match-winning effort – but was constantly involved in the game.
Bubbling under: Manasa Mataele (Crusaders)

13 – Braydon Ennor (Crusaders):
The Crusaders seem to have unearthed another gem in the midfield, even though he is equally at home on the wing.
Bubbling under: Jesse Kriel (Bulls)

12 – Anton Lienert-Brown (Chiefs):
Many will look at the result and wonder how we could select a player from a losing cause. Apart from having beaten 10 defenders, he also made nine tackles.
Bubbling under: Billy Meakes (Rebels)

11 – Rosko Specman (Bulls):
SpecMagic was on display in all its glory. The first try was something special.
Bubbling under: George Bridge (Crusaders)

10 – Handre Pollard (Bulls):
The Springbok need to hope he stays injury free. His game management was from the top shelve.
Bubbling under: Quade Cooper (Rebels)

9 – Will Genia (Rebels):
Wise old head on those shoulders. Was instrumental in the Rebels win, even if his defence let him down on occasion.
Bubbling under: Aaron Smith (Highlanders)

8 – Duane Vermeulen (Bulls):
Carried strongly and often, beat defenders, made plenty of tackles and won two turnovers.
Bubbling under: Akira Ioane (Blues)

7 – Ardie Savea (Hurricanes):
The contest between Savea and Michael Hooper as intriguing as the final result. Not much in it.
Bubbling under: Michael Hooper (Waratahs)

6 – Marnus Schoeman (Lions):
Three tries, including a magic moment off the back of a scrum. His tackles went well into double figures and he won two crucial turnovers.
Bubbling under: Tom Robinson (Blues)

5 – Lodewyk de Jager (Bulls):
The line-out steals stole the headlines, but he made plenty of carries and made 15 tackles.
Bubbling under: Matt Philip (Rebels)

4 – Scott Barrett (Crusaders):
A string of big hits and clean-outs helped get his team over the line when it seemed an upset was on the cards.
Bubbling under: Luke Jones (Rebels)

3 – Carlu Sadie (Lions):
There was that monster scrum, his tackle count was into double figures and he won three turnovers. May just be the Lions’ most astute acquisition this year.
Bubbling under: Tyrel Lomax (Highlanders)

2 – Armand van der Merwe (Sharks):
Another energetic performance from the livewire hooker, who was rewarded with two tries.
Bubbling under: Nathan Harris (Chiefs)

1 – Dylan Smith (Lions):
Provided his direct opponent with plenty of ‘air miles’ in the scrums. Didn’t shirk his duties outside of the set pieces either, making 12 tackles and winning a turnover.
Bubbling under: Joe Moody (Crusaders)

Our boks are looking good and in top form. Very encouraging signs. Very comforting to see us Saffers dominating the team of the week. Although you could argue it was against the bottom dwellers of Super rugby except the Lions opposition

Interesting to see Akker there ahead of Marx......

i posted this early morning and didn't pick that up...

Citizen:

15 WARRICK GELANT (BULLS)
14 S'BU NKOSI (SHARKS)
13 JESSE KRIEL (BULLS)
12 LUKHANYO AM (SHARKS)
11 ROSKO SPECMAN (BULLS)
10 HANDRE POLLARD (BULLS)
9 EMBROSE PAPIER (BULLS)
8 DUANE VERMEULEN (BULLS)
7 PIETER-STEPH DU TOIT (STORMERS)
6 MARNUS SCHOEMAN (LIONS)
5 LOOD DE JAGER (BULLS)
4 RUAN BOTHA (SHARKS)
3 CARLU SADIE (LIONS)
2 AKKER VAN DER MERWE (SHARKS)
1 DYLAN SMITH (LIONS)

https://citizen.co.za/sport/south-afric ... bulls-run/

Sards wrote:Interesting to see Akker there ahead of Marx......

i posted this early morning and didn't pick that up...

As they said on Rugbypass

As we’ll give this gong to Malcolm Marx many times before the end of the Super season let’s go with Akker van de Merwe (Sharks). Two tries in sultry Singapore as the Sharks went into a feeding frenzy. Perhaps the ARU is checking Anaru Rangi’s (Rebels) passport as well as he was the best from their teams.

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/super-ru ... -round-one

how the fu ck did PSDT get onto that list.


His 11 ineffective carries AT 3 Metres a carry.....

Sards wrote:how the fu ck did PSDT get onto that list.


His 11 ineffective carries AT 3 Metres a carry.....

Quick experiment here.


Sards, who compiles the list?

Beaver_Shark wrote:I thought Lukhanyo Am was fantastic at 13 for the Sharks. Ditto Akker at hooker.

Agree about Am at 13. He was good. That being said, can't read much into his or Kriel's performances yet given the competition from this past weekend.

SA TEAM OF THE WEEK (ROUND 2)

15. Aphelele Fassi (Sharks)
14. Cornal Hendricks (Sharks)
13. Lukhanyo Am (Sharks)
12. Damain de Allende (Stormers)
11. Makazole Mapimpi (Sharks)
10. Jean-Luc du Plessis (Stormers)
9. Nic Groom (Lions)
8. Hanro Liebenberg (Bulls) (2)
7. Kwagga Smith (Lions)
6. Siya Kolisi (Stormers)
5. Lood de Jager (Bulls) (2)
4. Marvin Orie (Lions)
3. Coenie Oosthuizen (Sharks)
2. Akker van der Merwe (Sharks)
1. Dylan Smith (Lions)

That's Craig Lewis's picks...cant be taken seriously. The dude was talking up Ruhan in the article. He is basically Rassies press agent. Look for a Kiwis team of the week.

14. Cornal Hendricks (Sharks)

Hmmmm

assfly wrote:

14. Cornal Hendricks (Sharks)

Hmmmm

Seems to be a very confused person.

Sharks are going all the way. Really by far the most impressive SA team.

CITIZEN SUPER XV - WEEK 2

15 APHELELE FASSI (SHARKS)
14 CORNAL HENDRICKS (BULLS)
13 LUKHANYO AM (SHARKS) (2)
12 DAMIAN DE ALLENDE (STORMERS)
11 MAKAZOLE MAPIMPI (SHARKS)
10 ROBERT DU PREEZ (SHARKS)
9 NIC GROOM (LIONS)
8 DAN DU PREEZ (SHARKS)
7 KWAGGA SMITH (LIONS)
6 JACQUES VERMEULEN (SHARKS)
5 LOOD DE JAGER (BULLS) (2)
4 EBEN ETZEBETH (STORMERS)
3 CARLU SADIE (LIONS) (2)
2 AKKER VAN DER MERWE (SHARKS) (2)
1 BEAST MTAWARIRA (SHARKS)