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Hooker gets first Test start, SFM at 10

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has rolled the dice with a new-look backline for Saturday’s rematch against the All Blacks in Wellington.
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SPRINGBOKS – 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Canan Moodie, 12 Damian Willemse, 11 Ethan Hooker, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Ruan Nortjé, 4 Lood de Jager, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Ox Nché.
Bench: 16 Marnus van der Merwe, 17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 18 Wilco Louw, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Grant Williams, 22 Manie Libbok, 23 André Esterhuizen.
 

Springbok team to face the All Blacks in Wellington:


15 Aphelele Fassi (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 14 caps, 35 points (7t)
14 Cheslin Kolbe (Tokyo Sungoliath) – 43 caps, 111 points (18t, 3c, 5p)
13 Canan Moodie (Vodacom Bulls) – 17 caps, 40 pts (8t)
12 Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 42 caps, 61 points (5t, 9c, 4p, 2 dg)
11 Ethan Hooker (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 2 caps, 0 points
10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers) – 12 caps, 58 points (17c, 8p)
9 Cobus Reinach (DHL Stormers) – 43 caps, 75 pts (15t)
8 Jasper Wiese (Urayasu D-Rocks) – 36 caps, 10 points (2t)
7 Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 90 caps, 60 pts (12t)
6 Siya Kolisi (captain, Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 95 caps, 65 points (13t)
5 Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls) – 10 caps, 0 pts
4 Lood de Jager (Wild Knights) – 70 caps, 25 points (5t)
3 Thomas du Toit (Bath) – 27 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 81 caps, 120 pts (24t)
1 Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 44 caps, 0 pts

Replacements:

16 Marnus van der Merwe (Scarlets) – 2 caps, 10 points (2t)
17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Vodacom Bulls) – 6 caps, 10 pts (2t)
18 Wilco Louw (Vodacom Bulls) – 21 caps, 0 pts
19 RG Snyman (Leinster) – 43 caps, 10 points (2t)
20 Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 56 caps, 50 points (10t)
21 Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 22 caps, 25 pts (5t)
22 Manie Libbok (Kintetsu Liners) – 21 caps, 115 pts (1t, 37c, 12p)
23 Andre Esterhuizen (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 22 caps, 5 pts (1t)
 
Stephen said:
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Hooker gets first Test start, SFM at 10

Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has rolled the dice with a new-look backline for Saturday’s rematch against the All Blacks in Wellington.
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SPRINGBOKS – 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Canan Moodie, 12 Damian Willemse, 11 Ethan Hooker, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Ruan Nortjé, 4 Lood de Jager, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Ox Nché.
Bench: 16 Marnus van der Merwe, 17 Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 18 Wilco Louw, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Grant Williams, 22 Manie Libbok, 23 André Esterhuizen.
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The all blacks must be quaking in their boots
 
Yeah some bold pics but its almost time to decide who needs to be in contention for the next world cup so time to sink or swim. Would have had Pollard on the Bench as game could come down to the last 20 minutes and you want that composure.

Could also be a message to the players no one is safe...
 
I can only think that Rassie is telling the team that no one position is safe/locked down. And its sink or swim for the replacements as noted by L-Dog above. But at least have Pollard on the bench for insurance in case a cool head is needed later in the game. This team can either win or lose by a big margin. Huge gamble as we need to win this one or we are out of the competition.
 
DarkStarMonday said:
I like the team, nice to see some young blood instead of the the oupas.

Should of been this year ago, start running in the youngsters to prep for the next World Cup.

If we going to go down let’s go down guns blazing and learning from it.
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I think Rassie has some credit in the bank so will back his team till the next world cup he has never let us down. Feels like Boks have gone backwards since Rassie stoped "partying"
 
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L-Dog said:
I think Rassie has some credit in the bank so will back his team till the next world cup he has never let us doen. Feels like Boks have gone backwards since Rassie stoped "partying"
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This season has been the season of terrible lineouts and a manie meltdown at Ellis. Rassie is solid, he doesn’t need to go anywhere - just be realistic in thinking forward for the next World Cup.

Seriously he has nothing to prove, we have won the World Cup twice with him at helm, 7-1 split, bomb squads and many more accolades.

Don’t be predictable that’s all I say.
 
Pegging said:
Reinach is way better. Williams is not to clever.
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What happened? We used to have 10 good scrummies. Reinach is okay, but he is exactly the same player as Williams, okay but not great. It doesn't even matter which one you pick. Where's faf?

Both are fast and great at snipping around the ruck. More than anyone else. But they really need a good 10 for distribution. Reinach was actually bit slow he runs too much with the ball before he passes
 
DarkStarMonday said:
This season has been the season of terrible lineouts and a manie meltdown at Ellis. Rassie is solid, he doesn’t need to go anywhere - just be realistic in thinking forward for the next World Cup.

Seriously he has nothing to prove, we have won the World Cup twice with him at helm, 7-1 split, bomb squads and many more accolades.

Don’t be predictable that’s all I say.
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It is annoying to always lose these rugby championships to NZ. We should play each tournament to win. Forget about WC for now.
 
Also no Jesse kriel or DDA

Damien Willemse. 12. I didn't even know he plays 12.

Feels like and exciting backline but I don't see who the experienced guy is to keep it all together. You need either Pollard, DDA, Or Kriel.
 
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