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Team to face France announced with quite a few changes

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15 – Willie le Roux (Toyota Verblitz) – 80 caps, 65 pts (13t)
14 – Cheslin Kolbe (Toulon) – 21 caps, 53 pts (10t, 1p)
13 – Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 57 caps, 60 pts (12t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 67 caps, 45 pts (9t)
11 – Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) – 4 caps, 15 pts (3t)
10 – Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 24 caps, 22 pts (1t, 4c, 3p)
9 – Faf de Klerk (Canon Eagles) – 43 caps, 25 pts (5t)
8 – Jasper Wiese (Leicester Tigers) – 19 caps, 5 pts (1t)
7 – Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 65 caps, 15 pts (3t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Cell C Sharks) – 72 caps, 40 pts (8t)
5 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 60 caps, 15 pts (3t)
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Cell C Sharks) – 107 caps, 15 pts (3t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 55 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 – Bongi Mbonambi (Cell C Sharks) – 53 caps, 55 pts (11t)
1 – Ox Nche (Cell C Sharks) – 16 caps, 0 pts

Replacements:

16 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 56 caps, 65 pts (13t)
17 – Steven Kitshoff (DHL Stormers) – 68 caps, 5 pts (1t)
18 – Vincent Koch (unattached) – 39 caps, 0 pts
19 – Marvin Orie (DHL Stormers) – 8 caps, 0 pts
20 – Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 28 caps, 15 pts (3t)
21 – Cobus Reinach (Montpellier) – 22 caps, 40 pts (8t)
22 – Manie Libbok (DHL Stormers) – uncapped
23 – Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks) – 34 caps, 110 pts (22t)
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Mostert in for de Jager as expected with Orie covering lock from the bench while Wiese has been declared fit. Mapimpi drops to the bench with KLR taking his place, Kolbe shifts to the right wing and Willie in at fullback. Willemse retained at 10 with Libbok coming onto the bench. Hendrikse out of the matchday 23 with Faf starting at 9 and Reinach in as scrumhalf cover. Some rotational changes too with Bongi getting the nod ahead of Marx and Ox Nche ahead of Steven Kitshoff
 
Not the changes that were needed. Dumb dumb still at 10 and no pass dumb dumb still at 12
 
England should have held on to John Mitchell, they churned him around way too quickly,

https://twitter.com/x/status/1589875329618804736

clearly this is what Jones see as the problem at his side. So close to the RWC to get these structures in place. Perhaps their problem is Jones?

This being said, Jones to date still has the highest success rate at the English.
 
Agent_Smith said:
Team to face France announced with quite a few changes



Mostert in for de Jager as expected with Orie covering lock from the bench while Wiese has been declared fit. Mapimpi drops to the bench with KLR taking his place, Kolbe shifts to the right wing and Willie in at fullback. Willemse retained at 10 with Libbok coming onto the bench. Hendrikse out of the matchday 23 with Faf starting at 9 and Reinach in as scrumhalf cover. Some rotational changes too with Bongi getting the nod ahead of Marx and Ox Nche ahead of Steven Kitshoff
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Le Roux needs to get yellow carded the next time he rushes in to grab the ball, mouthing off and pointing.
Jinne it's bloody irritating. He has become the Andre Nel of rugby!
 
Agent_Smith said:
Team to face France announced with quite a few changes



Mostert in for de Jager as expected with Orie covering lock from the bench while Wiese has been declared fit. Mapimpi drops to the bench with KLR taking his place, Kolbe shifts to the right wing and Willie in at fullback. Willemse retained at 10 with Libbok coming onto the bench. Hendrikse out of the matchday 23 with Faf starting at 9 and Reinach in as scrumhalf cover. Some rotational changes too with Bongi getting the nod ahead of Marx and Ox Nche ahead of Steven Kitshoff
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Not a bad side at all, but no kicker will cost us a potential win.
 
So apparently Kolbe will kick but Damien needs to kick in test matches to get used to kicking under that pressure. No jokes, that's what Nienaber said.

Remember the days we had Butch James, Percy & Frans Steyn all in the run-on team?
 
netstrider said:
So apparently Kolbe will kick but Damien needs to kick in test matches to get used to kicking under that pressure. No jokes, that's what Nienaber said.

Remember the days we had Butch James, Percy & Frans Steyn all in the run-on team?
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I would've thought Faf would take over kicking duties.
 
www.theguardian.com

French financial prosecutors raid headquarters of 2023 Rugby World Cup

French financial prosecutors (PNF) have searched the headquarters of France 2023 as part of a preliminary investigation into the Rugby World Cup organising committee
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com

Don't know what to add to this further as it's the first time I see this, but will be keeping an eye on this story.

Probably nothing will happen with France hosting the RWC, but will probably force WR to scrutinise bidding countries more.
 
England names their team to play Japan,

Starters
15. Freddie Steward
14. Jack Nowell (VC)
13. Guy Porter
12. Owen Farrell (C)
11. Jonny May
10. Marcus Smith
9. Jack van Poortvliet
1. Ellis Genge (VC)
2. Luke Cowan-Dickie
3. Kyle Sinckler
4. David Ribbans
5. Jonny Hill
6. Maro Itoje
7. Tom Curry
8. Sam Simmonds
Finishers
16. Jamie George
17. Mako Vunipola
18. Joe Heyes
19. Alex Coles
20. Billy Vunipola
21. Ben Youngs
22. Henry Slade
23. Manu Tuilagi

some low-cap/uncapped players in there. Experience where necessary. England better win this game...

Japan announced a good side. I hope that they used what they gathered by playing the All Blacks,

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DWPTA said:
www.theguardian.com

French financial prosecutors raid headquarters of 2023 Rugby World Cup

French financial prosecutors (PNF) have searched the headquarters of France 2023 as part of a preliminary investigation into the Rugby World Cup organising committee
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com

Don't know what to add to this further as it's the first time I see this, but will be keeping an eye on this story.

Probably nothing will happen with France hosting the RWC, but will probably force WR to scrutinise bidding countries more.
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Ironically, with all these winning committees there is a good chance that this will happen,

  • Charges of ‘favouritism, influence peddling and corruption’
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and suddenly everyone has construction buddies.
 
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