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Posted: 24-Jul-2019 at 7:47am |
Experienced No 8 Duane Vermeulen will lead the Springboks against the All Blacks on Saturday, when the two traditional rivals clash in Wellington in the second round of the shortened 2019 Castle Lager Rugby Championship.
Rassie Erasmus, Director of Rugby, has named a much-changed side from the one that defeated the Wallabies by 35-17 in Johannesburg last weekend.
The Boks and All Blacks will battle it out in front of an expected capacity crowd of 34 500 at the Westpac Stadium, where the starting time for the game is 09h35 (SA time). SuperSport1 will broadcast the game live.
Eben Etzebeth (lock), last weekend’s Bok captain, and Pieter-Steph du Toit (loose forward) are the only two forwards who were retained from the win over the Wallabies, with Makazole Mapimpi (wing) the only backline player in the starting line-up who also started last weekend.
The rest of the Springbok starting lineup consists mainly of the group of players who travelled to New Zealand last Thursday, a few days before the rest of the South African tour party.
Willie le Roux returns at fullback while Cheslin Kolbe is drafted in on the right wing. Damian de Allende and Lukhanyo Am form a familiar looking midfield pairing and they will play next to Handré Pollard (flyhalf) and Faf de Klerk (scrumhalf).
Vermeulen, Du Toit and Kwagga Smith (flanker) form the loose trio, with the former Blitzbok speedster set to earn his second start in the Green and Gold following his international debut last year against Wales in Washington.
Franco Mostert partners Etzebeth in the second row and Malcolm Marx (hooker) is joined in the front row by Steven Kitshoff and Frans Malherbe.
The forward bench consists of Bongi Mbonambi, Tendai Mtawarira, Trevor Nyakane, RG Snyman and Francois Louw, while Herschel Jantjies, Frans Steyn and Jesse Kriel are the replacement backs.
Saturday’s much-anticipated Test is a rematch of last year’s epic clash between the two countries, which the Springboks won 36-34 in the Cake Tin.
Erasmus said the Boks will not be carried away by their home win over the Wallabies, which was South Africa’s biggest win over Australia in the last five years.
The Boks only have two Tests left in the shortened Castle Lager Rugby Championship, and two more internationals against Argentina and Japan, before the start of the Rugby World Cup in September, and Erasmus is looking forward to seeing what his team can do against the defending world champions.
“We have the outmost respect for the All Blacks who are the undisputed number one rugby team in the world,” said Erasmus.
“We know we will have to be at our very best to be competitive against the All Blacks on Saturday and that is why we have sent a group of players in advance to Wellington, so they could acclimatise after the long trip over from South Africa.
“The New Zealanders are a very experienced and settled side while we have some catching up to do in terms of where the two sides are at the moment.
“They are bringing back their Crusaders players, who were all rested after the Vodacom Super Rugby final, so we are in for a huge battle against the best team in the world,” added Erasmus.
Regarding the decision to hand the leadership duties to Vermeulen, Erasmus said: “It is important that we continue to build on our leadership for this important year, especially while our regular skipper, Siya Kolisi, is out of action because of injury rehabilitation.
“Duane is an experienced captain and we have a strong group of leaders in the team, which includes Eben Etzebeth and Pieter-Steph du Toit, who have both captained the Springboks before, as well as a number of other franchise captains.”
The Springbok team to face New Zealand in Wellington: 15. Willie le Roux (Wasps, England), 53 caps - 60 points (12 tries) 14. Cheslin Kolbe (Toulouse, France), 7 - 10 (2t) 13. Lukhanyo Am (Cell C Sharks), 6 - 5 (1t) 12. Damian de Allende (DHL Stormers), 37 - 20 (4t) 11. Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks), 5 - 20 (4t) 10. Handré Pollard (Vodacom Bulls), 39 - 339 (4t, 59c, 64p, 3d) 9. Faf de Klerk (Sale Sharks, England), 21 - 15 (3t) 8. Duane Vermeulen (Vodacom Bulls, captain), 46 - 15 (3t) 7. Pieter-Steph du Toit (DHL Stormers), 47 - 20 (4t) 6. Kwagga Smith (Emirates Lions), 1 - 0 5. Franco Mostert (Gloucester, England), 29 - 5 (1t) 4. Eben Etzebeth (DHL Stormers), 76 - 15 (3t) 3. Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers), 29 - 0 2. Malcolm Marx (Emirates Lions), 24 - 20 (4t) 1. Steven Kitshoff (DHL Stormers), 37 - 5 (1t) Replacements: 16. Bongi Mbonambi (DHL Stormers), 27 - 15 (3t) 17. Tendai Mtawarira (Cell C Sharks), 108 - 10 (2t) 18. Trevor Nyakane (Vodacom Bulls), 38 - 5 (1t) 19. RG Snyman (Vodacom Bulls), 12 - 0 20. Francois Louw (Bath, England), 66 - 45 (9t) 21. Herschel Jantjies (DHL Stormers), 1 - 10 (2t) 22. Frans Steyn (Montpellier, France), 57 - 132 (10t, 5c, 21p, 3d) 23. Jesse Kriel (Vodacom Bulls), 41 - 60 (12t)
Facts and stats:
Springbok records against New Zealand at Westpac Stadium
Played 7; Won 1; Lost 6; Drawn 0; Points for 115; Points against 214; Tries for 14; Tries against 25; Wins 14%
Team records against New Zealand: · Most points: 36 – 15 September 2018 (the 36 points conceded by New Zealand were their most ever against any opponent on home soil) · Most tries: 5 – 15 September 2018 · Most conversions: 4 – 15 September 2018 · Most penalty goals: 1 – On five occasions · Most drop goals: 1 – 20 July 2002 and 13 September 2014
Individual records against New Zealand: · Most points: 11 – H Pollard – 15 September 2018 · Most tries: 2 – AO Dyantyi – 15 September 2018 · Most conversions: 4 – H Pollard – 15 September 2018 · Most penalty goals: 1 – By five players · Most drop goals: 1 – WW Greeff –20 July 2002 and H Pollard – 13 September 2014
Springbok records against all opponents at Westpac Stadium
Played 10; Won 3; Lost 3; Drawn 0; Points for 190; Points against 244; Tries for 22; Tries against 27; Wins 30%
Team records: · Most points: 49 v Fiji – 17 September 2011 · Most tries: 6 v Fiji – 17 September 2011 · Most conversions: 5 v Fiji – 17 September 2011 · Most penalty goals: 2 v Australia – 9 October 2011 · Most drop goals: 1 on three occasions
Individual records: · Most points: 21 by M Steyn (t, 5c, 2p) v Fiji – 17 September 2011 · Most tries: 2 by AO Dyantyi v New Zealand – 15 September 2018 · Most conversions: 5 by M Steyn v Fiji – 17 September 2011 · Most penalty goals: 2 by M Steyn v Fiji – 17 September 2011 and v Australia – 9 October, 2011 · Most drop goals: 1 by each of WW Greeff v New Zealand – 20 July 2002; M Steyn v Australia – 9 October 2011 and H Pollard v New Zealand – 13 September 2014
Miscellaneous: · The total test caps for the Springbok starting line-up is 457. There are 168 caps in the backline with 289 caps amongst the forwards. On the bench there are a further 350 caps. · The average number of caps per player in the backline are 24, the forwards 36 while the players on the bench average 44 caps. The average age of the starting fifteen is 27. · Eben Etzebeth is the third most capped lock with 77 Test matches. Victor Matfield (127) and Bakkies Botha (85) are the most capped locks.
Milestones and Records: · Tendai Mtawarira is the second most capped Springbok in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship with 51 appearances. Bryan Habana holds the records with 53 appearances. · Should a successful drop goal be kicked by a Springbok in this Test match, it will be the 30th drop goal against New Zealand in the history of Test match rugby between the two countries.
Match Officials: · The referee is Nic Berry of Australia and this will be his 10th Test match as a referee, but his first involving South Africa. · The assistant referees are Angus Gardner of Australia and Shuhei Kubo of Japan, while Rowan Kitt (England) is the TMO. |
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Ai....glad nie my gunsteling speler nie, om die waarheid te se ek dink hy hoort glad nie eers in die span nie. Elke bleddie wereldbeker herhaal die geskiedenis homself, die afrigter kies 'n klomp has beens instede van om die honger spelers kans te gee
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Pretty weak props (run on and bench) I think that is where NZ will dominate, along with inside center.
I would also have played Kholbi at 11 and had Nkosi at 14, I dont rate Mapimpi at all (not to mention his shitty attitude)
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Daar is beslis swak plekke in die span: 3, 4, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Ek sou RG Snyman in Etzebeth se plek gespeel het, Eben speel nou al 2 of 3 jaar op reputasie en beteken nie veel op die veld nie. Sou ook eerder vir Frans Steyn in die begin 15 wou sien as op die bank. Is Malherbe WERKLIK die beste vaskop in die land? En ek dink met net 4 kwotas in die begin XV gaan Rassie pakslae kry. |
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Not our best side we could possibly pick, but not the worst either.
This would be my strongest possible side for the RWC vs NZ. (I am assuming that Saide , WW wont make the cut in the squad) 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Ampihwe Dyanti, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Duane Vermeulen , 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitshoff Substitutes: 16 Schalk Brits, 17 Tendai Mtawarira, 18 Frans Malherbe, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Francois Louw, 21 Herschel Jantjies, 22 Elton Jantjies, 23 Jesse Kriel |
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>>11 Ampihwe Dyanti
Mens spel sy naam so: Aphiwe Dyantyi
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Willie le Roux bied baie op die aanval en omtrent zero op verdediging, soos baie van ons agterspelers. As hy 100% vir aanval kry (wat hy nie kry nie), dan maak dit hom steeds net 'n 50% speler
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Ek en een van LionsWorld se gereelde besoekers (AK) het so rukkie gelede by Ellispark gesels, toe se ek wanneer die dag aanbreek dat ek geen Leeus spelers se name meer kan skryf sonder om die spelling daarvan op te kyk nie, is seker die dag wat ek LionsWorld sal opgee. Die spelling van die ouens se name raak net al hoe moeiliker!
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En die All Blacks gaan hom uitsoek. Ben Smith bv is solid agter en bied alles wat mens wil hê. Ons kies spelers wat sterk is in net sekere aspekte, maar ek dink nie daai gesegte van jack of all trades master of none is van toepassing op NZ rugby nie. Mens kan sien elke NZ speler is n geronde speler.
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Soos Mapimpi wat dink hy is die onderskep koning....hy wil alles onderskep op die verdediging en vergeet van duik
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en 'n derde van die begin XV, of 33% is van die SA span wat swakste in SR gevaar het
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Baie bly Kwagga kry hierdie kans.. hoop hy gebruik dit en het 'n groot wedstryd. Kwagga is nou 'n meer afgeronde speler as toe hy laas keer vir die Bokke gespeel het. Die All Blacks gaan ons agterste drie se "dodgy" verdediging uitbuit... geen twyfel daaroor nie.
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ek is net so bly vir kwagga
ouens klink maar effe negatief oor die bokke. Sorry boys die leeus spelers is die laaste jaar nie baie goed gewees nie. Ons sal maar agter die ander provinsies se manne moet staan, RWC kom net elke 4 jaar, in 2015 het ons niemand gehad nie, nou darem n paar manne. Ek tel Faf en sous ook as leeus. Sal die bokke support , ek dink ons kan goed doen die jaar....
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Bok squad for NZ test on Saturday 27 July |
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Ek het ook n gevoel dit gaan n goeie game wees ..... ek sal baie verbaas wees as die Bokke n pakslae kry saterdag, All Black bly die beste span en dit is bitter moeilik om hulle in NZ te wen maar in reken ons sal hulle saterdag n goeie go gee
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