@@tshelumamakhe yes true, they certainly will help him but they can't risk playing him against Ireland. He will be ready over the next few months though I believe because that's his only flaw really, he's too eager.
I like the message that the selection is sending to up and coming players, that you really have to work extra hard to earn a place competing against in-form and experienced incumbents.
Moerat will need to step up and give back the trust that Rassie is giving him by putting him on the bench, he has been very average this season, needs to pick up the pace if he wants to remain a bok...
Are we going to play the 2019 WC final on Saturday?Same players,same coach.Groundhog day ,here we go!A whole generation of players are being told,"Sorry,we have a quota system for the older players".
There are 3 non-WC players in this team. Rassie mentioned that will be their strategy this year. If they continue with this trend, there can be 15+ non-WC (new) players in this group by the end of this year. Some 'older' players will move down the list. Patience!
No Marx or Pollard for the Boks were huge last time Ireland and SA played. We also have players missing this time around. Steven Kitshoff, Damian Willemse, Jean Kleyn, Lood DeJager, are all great players. I think Cameron Hanekom would have played in the Wales, and Ireland tests. The fact that he is on the injury list, in spite of not having played for the Springboks yet, says a lot.
@@Alias-gy3tz but SA has a far superior squad and we can afford to miss Kitshoff because OX is quality. I think Willemse though is the only absentee we can say SA will miss. SA are favourites. When SA missed players, Ireland won and I expect the same to happen this time in favour of SA
@@Alias-gy3tz this is true of course but look at the depth SA have in their squad. Ireland just do not have 3 or 4 player options for each position. It has been said for a long time, if Keenan isn’t available who will wear 15? Also Jack Conan is unavailable, another huge loss. But we shall see, I know we will give it our best shot. 💚
Not only is DeKlerk the best 9, but from some new tactics against Wales, we may finally see some new offensive schemes, along with LeRoux and especially in the second half after Snyman is on.
Moody is not a center sorry we saw that with the bulls. I am on par with selection just question where is Trevor? I would have played ros and kwagga off the benche.
@@alpozongo1485 how much longer will Willie play? Surely he won't make the RWC? In my opinion, these are the games that players gain valuable experience therefore we should be playing the players that we think will be our future.
@@BawlzOfuzz he can play vs australia, argentina and wales...not against ireland and nz....and id pick sasha and kolbe/arendse above fassi on 15 because fassi cant tackle and his positional play is terible...never in place
🇮🇪 ireland Re going into a terrible depression and T club levels they have lost last 3 games and no silly mo es will kill them off they don't like heat Irish and best players injured.they will be back in time need rest .
Actually watching the springboks on telly over the last 40 years or so…….I woke up early to watch the 1980s tour of New Zealand……and how many times have we all shouted at the tv……..”pass the f…ng ball……..that was a try……!!”…. I’m sure Roos will learn……I would say old Schalkie Burger used to prefer dropping his shoulder and running into the opposition than passing……after all it’s a contact sport………the all blacks are good at offloading when they are at their best…. Come on boks
Kwagga Smith at 8 was tried and tested, and failed dismally when starting. Kwagga doesn't have the sheer mongrel power of a Wiese or Vermulen in his prime, he invariably doesn't have a good exit strategy from restarts and we concede a lot of possession with him at 8, coz Faf has to do a clearance box kick from behind the advantage line. Buthelezi, Jean Luc, even the erratic Roos could've done the job that needs to be done for that first 40min. Also Kwagga is the best impact sub in the world, what he brings off the bench is match winning impact. I don't agree with Kwagga at 8. Would've loved to see Fassi at 15
I dont know about you but Kwagga is Powerful and he is strong like an Ox, he is our best forward. Buthelezi dont have Kwaggas power. Kwagga is the definition of Mongrel power. He takes his player to the Gutter and he goes to the dirty places where no player wants to go. He was literally playing 8 when we won the B&I lions series.'
@@jadenphilander8799he's a high IQ player, he's always looking for space, running at angles, offload, support rubbing, quick to the ruck etc, yes he's strong, but his game doesn't eveolve around his power. Evan Roos doesn't do much else except knock defenders out of his way. Which is important vs Ireland off the restarts. Go watch what Wiese was doing vs Ireland at the World Cup last year, then watch how Kwagga plays on Saturday at RESTARTS... can he drag 2 or 3 defenders with him, hold the ball up for a a second extra, get a few meters which in return sets up a better clearance kick for Faf?.. The answer is no
@@blaquenguni9249 Thats exactly why I want Kwagga to play, because he does drag 2-3 defenders with him, I saw this in the world cup and I saw this against NZ as well...This Guy is the real deal, he can also beat his defender with a step. He also has a much higher work rate than Wiese and Wiese is not the most intelligent of players, he has a habit of going blank. Kwagga is our best forward, trust Rassie. I have watched him for years now.
@@jadenphilander8799 let's see what happens Saturday. Remember all your memories of Kwagga from the World Cup are of him coming off the bench, it's a different ball game vs a fresh Van Der Flier or Furlong or Caleb Doris etc, why sacrifice the world's best impact sub for a decent enough 8. Instead of letting a madman like Roos grind them for 40min then let Kwagga work his magic to close out the game and the win?.. But I hope he plays well enough for us to win
Great team but all of these players have been tried and tested...Rassie is great at his job but it would be great to actualy give the young inexperienced players the same backing and belief he gave to these players he has selected to start.He has backed them from day one so then why not do the same with these guys who play their hearts out in the green and gold.Imagine how these young guys's self esteem is...This team has already been to 2 world cups!!! The world knows they have potential !!! Winning is a great feeling and its a feeling we are all farmiliar with because of this team.Now is a time to breed and culltivate new raw talent.
Moerat is probably the hardest tackling lock in the world, like a Lood De Jager was. He really hits people hard, outside of that he's useless 😂... But I don't mind his selection coz Boks know that they need a mongrel level of physicality
Would have given the number 23 to Libbok feel like he gained valuable test rugby experience last year and has never had a bad game for the Boks just his goal kicking is inconsistent. Feel like Sacha is being thrown in the deep end but hey I hope he proves me wrong
Pollard was 20 years old when he made his debut for the Springboks. The first time he played against NZ he scored two tries. Sacha showed against Wales that he can play at this level. If you are good enough, you are old enough. Besides, he will be playing off the bench.
Frans Steyn and Moodie were both younger than him when they first played for the Boks. Moodie by a few months, and Steyn was 19. Both Moodie and Steyn won a world cup. Steyn was 20 years old, and played in the final.
Slow half back pairing to start in my modest opinion. Time to start pushing our talented, quick youngsters. And Libbok being thrown to the wolves...huge huge mistake.
The team is chosen to play a certain tactical way and the selections are based on that .By the way I love Manie but him and jantjies were not great in the last few games for the stormers.
There is new blood, quite a few in fact. We are playing against Ireland, these players won a world cup 9 months ago. Do you want a rookie team to play against Ireland? Are you ok, or are you an Irish supporter?
New blood I assume would be available in Portugal , championship matches remember BOks are playing 13-15 test matches this year so we have loads of time for the youngsters in 2024
