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Sandstorm wrote:Hopefully Kolisi is fit

Chilli wrote:

Sandstorm wrote:Hopefully Kolisi is fit

Yes, let's hope so.

assfly wrote:

Chilli wrote:

Sandstorm wrote:Hopefully Kolisi is fit

Yes, let's hope so.

He needs to be in tip-top form so he can spend 50 minute inspecting rucks.

assfly wrote:

Chilli wrote:

Sandstorm wrote:Hopefully Kolisi is fit

Yes, let's hope so.

He needs to be in tip-top form so he can spend 50 minute inspecting rucks.

assfly wrote:

Chilli wrote:

Sandstorm wrote:Hopefully Kolisi is fit

Yes, let's hope so.

He needs to be in tip-top form so he can spend 50 minute inspecting rucks.

Chilli wrote:

assfly wrote:

Chilli wrote:

Sandstorm wrote:Hopefully Kolisi is fit

Yes, let's hope so.

He needs to be in tip-top form so he can spend 50 minute inspecting rucks.

I'm glad it never came from me.

bok_viking wrote:I

Mapimpi, has not had any outstanding play in the 2 games yet, so to replace him at this point in time might not be a big loss, even Nkosi looked very average in the first game, apart from the one run down the open touch line that lead to the try. He just seems slow, did he have any big injuries this year,
Even though I would have liked to have given Specman some minutes, i would not have minded seeing Leyds get a chance as well.

bok_viking wrote:I don't have an issue with Kolisi being in the team, it's not like any of the other loose forwards constantly outplay him in every match.
Everyone going on about Coetzee, but nobody knows how he will go if he plays. Just look at Elstadt, had a great European season, but did not impress at all in the Bok game.

sunnybanana wrote:

bok_viking wrote:I don't have an issue with Kolisi being in the team, it's not like any of the other loose forwards constantly outplay him in every match.
Everyone going on about Coetzee, but nobody knows how he will go if he plays. Just look at Elstadt, had a great European season, but did not impress at all in the Bok game.

Elstadt’s performance has nothing to do with Coetzee. Coetzee has always been a superior player and, from what I’ve seen of him this season, he’s regained his old form.
Of course we don’t know for sure how he will go but he more than deserves the opportunity, that Elstadt was given, to put his case forward.

bok_viking wrote:I'm not against either starting. As they both deserves a chance. Specially Steyn who should be a shoe-in considering the form of the other 12's. Yes Elstadt did get his chance based on his form in France this season and he did not take it so rightly should not be in the squad anymore. Hopefully Coetzee will get a chance to show what he can do for us. For me he should definitely be in the Squad at least.
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Sards wrote:
gut SHOT

bok_viking wrote:I don't have an issue with Kolisi being in the team, it's not like any of the other loose forwards constantly outplay him in every match.
Everyone going on about Coetzee, but nobody knows how he will go if he plays. Just look at Elstadt, had a great European season, but did not impress at all in the Bok game.I would have loved for Stander to get a few minutes of the bench, he looked very good in Super Rugby, so even if not a starter, he might have been a good impact player. Not to be though.

Mapimpi, has not had any outstanding play in the 2 games yet, so to replace him at this point in time might not be a big loss, even Nkosi looked very average in the first game, apart from the one run down the open touch line that lead to the try. He just seems slow, did he have any big injuries this year,
Even though I would have liked to have given Specman some minutes, i would not have minded seeing Leyds get a chance as well.

Carfer wrote: To our friends of South Africa don't care about the "curse of RC winners in RWC years"?

Carfer wrote:Someone agrees with me on the theory that the 4 sides of the RC are working hard on their defense and hide what they are developing in attack, for the RWC.
Except in SA v AUS the tries will not exceed 3 per game (last saturday each side scored a single try).

Sards wrote:

Carfer wrote:Someone agrees with me on the theory that the 4 sides of the RC are working hard on their defense and hide what they are developing in attack, for the RWC.
Except in SA v AUS the tries will not exceed 3 per game (last saturday each side scored a single try).

Are you saying the ABs were merely having a training run ....?

Still, there is arguably time left yet for present Bok coach Rassie Erasmus to experiment a little further with combinations before RWC 2019 kicks off in late September, and one that comes to mind is the possibility of trying out Etzebeth and Snyman – the latter in a No 5, middle-of-lineout jumping capacity – for the first time together.

While Snyman has played virtually all of his Bok rugby (13 Tests, including five starts) thus far as a “four” factor, he is an appealingly adaptable athlete often familiar with the other lock berth -- and its generally looser, more mobile requirements – through alliance with Jason Jenkins for the Bulls in Super Rugby.

In that landscape, heavyweight Jenkins was invariably the No 4 presence, with Snyman perfectly at ease as the five.

While this should not in any way suggest a downgrading of the short- to medium-term Test prospects of either Mostert or De Jager, both so valuable in their own ways, wouldn’t it be worth Erasmus having a look, if he believes he can yet facilitate that luxury ahead of the World Cup, at Etzebeth-Snyman in tandem?

Such a combination would put plenty of fear into the rival hooker throwing in at lineout time … while also arguably pairing the two major “meanies”, if you like, of the four main Bok locks.

Isn’t it worth a little flutter?

Carfer wrote:

Sards wrote:

Carfer wrote:Someone agrees with me on the theory that the 4 sides of the RC are working hard on their defense and hide what they are developing in attack, for the RWC.
Except in SA v AUS the tries will not exceed 3 per game (last saturday each side scored a single try).

Are you saying the ABs were merely having a training run ....?

Against us, they brought a very experimental team and only scored two tries. They didn't seem to have a lot of ideas about how to break our defense, even though most of the absences (Crusaders players) play in the forwards pack and not between the backs.
Watching that first game it seemed that the motto, which Hansen had imposed on them, was to give us the ball and show that they could defend themselves.

Carfer wrote:These are the 30 players who will travel to Salta on Sunday to prepare for the final match of the Rugby Championship 2019.



- Benjamin Urdapilleta was discharged and trained alongside his teammates.
- Agustín Creevy, Julián Montoya and Matías Orlando worked differently with the physiotherapist. The outside centre will have a rest and will not travel to Salta.
- Gonzalo Bertranou should be returning from South Africa (Jaguares XV) and will replace Felipe Ezcurra.

OomPB wrote:I'd like to see RG start in this test.

DURBAN – Argentina are going to be formidable opponents for the Springboks when they clash in Salta on Saturday night.

Here are five players the Boks will have to keep a close eye on:


Nicolas Sanchez

The points machine is one of just four overseas-based players in the Pumas’ squad, with the majority of players being drawn from the Jaguares’ Super Rugby team.

The 30-year-old did play for the Jaguares between 2016 and 2018 before this year joining Stade Francais in Paris. Sanchez has a sharp boot and the Boks will know that they have to very careful with their discipline.




Sanchez has scored 11 tries, 99 conversions, 140 penalties and 12 drop goals for 709 points in international rugby.

Agustin Creevy

The veteran hooker did not travel to Australia for the Rugby Championship match played on the same day that the Boks drew with the All Blacks because of injury, but he will be fit to play the Bok this weeks.

Creevy is now 34 and massively experienced. He has 81 caps for the Pumas and has a reputation for being one of rugby’s wiliest operators. He is a niggly hooker that gets under the skin of the opposition and always has a word to whisper to the referee.

Emiliano Boffelli

The 24-year-old fullback is a seriously slippery customer. He is lean, keen and electrifying on the counter attack.

Boffelli bamboozeld defences in Super Rugby when he launched attacks from deep with his hot stepping and sheer pace. The Boks will have to cut down Boffelli’s time and space on the ball to negate this serious attacking weapon.


Pablo Matera of the Pumas in action during the Argentina captains run at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. Photo: EPA/Darren England
Pablo Matera

The flank is openly recognised as one of the best players in the world.

The 26-year-old boasts all the attributes of a classic opensider.

He is quick to the ball, skilful in his offloads, savage in defence and a meticulous winner of ball at the breakdown. Matera is coming off a brilliant Super Rugby campaign in which he was a regular winner of the Man of the Match award for the Jaguares. In one sublime performance alone, he almost single-handedly defeated the Sharks at Jonsson Kings Park.

Joaquin Tuculet

The versatile Tuculet has been an elusive customer for the Pumas since 2012, mounting attacks from fullback, centre or the wing.

He is equally happy in all of those positions and has amassed 51 caps for his country. Prior to settling down with the Jaguares in 2016, he played for the Sale Sharks, Cardiff Blues, Grenoble in France and Bordeaux.

Tuculet is an experienced finisher that will create havoc if the Boks do not look after him.

@MikeGreenaway67

OomPB wrote:The Pumas owe us this test. They will throw a massive party if we win this.

Sandstorm wrote:

OomPB wrote:The Pumas owe us this test. They will throw a massive party if we win this.

Wut?

Sards wrote:

Sandstorm wrote:

OomPB wrote:The Pumas owe us this test. They will throw a massive party if we win this.

Wut?

.....noone owes us anything dude........unless you know of some arrangement made

OomPB wrote:

Sards wrote:

Sandstorm wrote:

OomPB wrote:The Pumas owe us this test. They will throw a massive party if we win this.

Wut?

.....noone owes us anything dude........unless you know of some arrangement made

Heard it through the Winelands vineyards.