Jean is captain!

Jean is captain!

30 May 2006

Jean de Villiers is Jake White’s shock choice to captain the Springbok XV against the World XV on Saturday.

Announcing the team in Bloemfontein on Tuesday, White surprised the gathered media by naming the talented inside centre to lead the team for the festival match.

De Villiers has 20 Test caps (and 11 tries) to his name and is considered by many to be one of the most naturally gifted players in the country. He has obviously, at 25-years-old, got a long career ahead of him.

This elevation could be the beginning of his apprenticeship to eventually taking over from Smit full-time in the next few years.

De Villiers was not considered by any for the position in speculations in the past week. After it was vacated by the injured John Smit, AJ Venter, Wikus van Heerden and Victor Matfield were expected to carry the torch.

Both Venter and Van Heerden are included in the squad and were considered the only candidates in the race, after Victor Matfield dropped out because of injury last week.

The squad of 23 includes three players who have not previously played for the Boks – lock Johann Muller, scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar and centre Wynand Olivier – all on the bench.

Wayne Julies will travel with the squad to Johannesburg as cover, while the rest of White’s charges will remain in Bloemfontein to continue preparing for the first Test against Scotland in Durban on June 10.

After white toyed with the idea of fielding a young and inexperienced line-up, he has actually chosen a team full of experience for a match that will help map the way forward in an extremely congested international season.

Certain combinations will be tested against a World XV that arrived on Tuesday morning vowing not to just make up the numbers.

The match 22 is extremely experienced with a combined 400 Test caps behind them, while the starting XV has 345 caps, broken down to 150 among the forwards and 195 in the backline.

Springbok XV versus the World XV:

1. Deon Carstens
2. Hanyani Shimange
3. Eddie Andrews
4. Danie Rossouw
5. Albert van den Berg
6. Wikus van Heerden
7. AJ Venter
8. Joe van Niekerk
9. Ricky Januarie
10. Jaco van der Westhuyzen
11. Gaffie du Toit
12. Jean de Villiers (captain)
13. Jaque Fourie
14. Andre Snyman
15. Percy Montgomery

Replacements:
16. Gary Botha
17. Lawrence Sephaka
18. Johann Muller
19. Pedrie Wannenburg
20. Ruan Pienaar
21. Wynand Olivier
22. Brent Russell
23. Wayne Julies

By Andrew Hollely


319 Comments

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  • 251.steyn: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:27 pm

    bud……that is really fresh dood why did i not think of it

  • 252.bliksem: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:27 pm

    Cheers manne,geniet haar.

  • 253.big g: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:28 pm

    nee wat bliksem, dawn sounds too old… he he…

  • 254.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:29 pm

    JD JD small ****
    JD JD teeny prick
    JD JD size does matter
    Don’t you wish yours was fatter

  • 255.big g: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:30 pm

    ikey and bob hooked up, now dawn who’s gonna tickle ur fancy…

  • 256.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:30 pm

    That’s it I’m done.

  • 257.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:32 pm

    Dawn

    Don’t forget our appointment at the Tudor tomorrow ! I will pre pay ! Booked from 1 till 2 ! :shock:

  • 258.big g: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:32 pm

    anyone know if stan got a job, havent seen him for a while…

  • 259.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:33 pm

    That quick Dawn? With who?

  • 260.big g: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:33 pm

    what song you think she has for you rudebud…

  • 261.ikeys_forever: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:34 pm

    big g i’m too oooooooold for Bob! But he doesn’t know it yet! :twisted:

  • 262.ikeys_forever: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:34 pm

    big g, 258, :lol:

  • 263.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:35 pm

    Big G

    Male Stripper… :-(

  • 264.big g: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:35 pm

    i might need a sugarmommy… he he…

  • 265.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:36 pm

    Maybe “You can leave yout hat on” ! :-)

  • 266.big g: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:36 pm

    stan a male stripper ha ha… the bar must be full of those stormer “manne”….

  • 267.suparugby: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:37 pm

    Stan is now working with the ANC youth league…

  • 268.big g: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:37 pm

    maybe that hokey pokey song he he

  • 269.ikeys_forever: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:38 pm

    :lol:

  • 270.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:38 pm

    Stan gaan julle bliksem….

  • 271.steyn: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:39 pm

    dit is as stan kan opstaan om by jou uit te kom

  • 272.big g: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:41 pm

    its quite difficult attached to a stormer boyfriend to sommer just stand up and move around when u wanna… stan might wanna bliksem us but we can call the shots at the youth leauge where he must do his community service…

  • 273.big g: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:41 pm

    maybe old ikey bark is more than her bite?

  • 274.ikeys_forever: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:43 pm

    big g, nothing ventured nothing gained … wanna test you theory :mrgreen:

  • 275.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:43 pm

    Steyn / Big G

    :lol:

  • 276.big g: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:45 pm

    ikey, big g = bulletproof

  • 277.ikeys_forever: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:46 pm

    huh? married, attached?

  • 278.big g: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:46 pm

    no rudebud, how many times must i say im NOT a stormer brokeback mountain pink fairy tackle my own team mates with a tongue in their ear supporter?!?! he he…

  • 279.big g: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:47 pm

    whats that… i learn from my friends’ mistakes he he..

  • 280.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:47 pm

    Big G

    Lol !!! I hear what you say bru !

  • 281.ikeys_forever: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:47 pm

    it’s not nice gossiping about stan while he’s not here …… :-( bwahahahahaha! :lol:

  • 282.big g: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:48 pm

    but he’ll be back and then we can face the music ha ha…

  • 283.big g: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:49 pm

    rude, you made dawn shy… or maybe she was jsut scared of what you could really throw her way he he… tannie dawn darem..

  • 284.steyn: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:50 pm

    no man if stan comes back with Theuns Jordaan again……then i will help him to get up

  • 285.big g: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:52 pm

    ag sies steyn.. we all kno that stan and steve is an item, how on earth can u bring another floozie in there?!

  • 286.steyn: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:53 pm

    lol at Big……but we al know that stan does not like the thing about Steve with his pomp in elke dorp………..that is why stan is looking at Mr Jordaan now

  • 287.big g: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:54 pm

    lol steyn

  • 288.steyn: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:56 pm

    i am outta here

  • 289.big g: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:58 pm

    me free…

  • 290.Rudebud: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 16:59 pm

    Big G

    You are right about me scaring Dawn away. My nickname in school wasn’t tripod for nothing…. :mrgreen:

  • 291.coldwatershark: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 17:20 pm

    Dawn you are going to get in trouble again, going head to sack with JD :-)

  • 292.BB: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 17:52 pm

    Keo.co.za has reliably learnt the starting line-up for the unofficial Test at Ellis Park on June 3.

    Springbok XV to play the World XV:
    15 Brent Russell
    14 Andre Snyman
    13 Wynand Olivier
    12 De Wet Barry
    11 Gaffie du Toit
    10 Meyer Bosman
    9 Ricky Januarie
    8 AJ Venter (captain)
    7 Wikus van Heerden
    6 Joe van Niekerk
    5 Johann Muller
    4 Andries Bekker
    3 Lawrence Sephaka
    2 Hanyani Shimange
    1 Deon Carstens
    Replacements:
    16 Gary Botha
    17 Jannie du Plessis
    18 Albert van den Berg/ Danie Rossouw
    19 Juan Smith
    20 Ruan Pienaar
    21 Jaco van der Westhuyzen
    22 Wayne Julies

    Maybe NOT so Reliably then :oops: :oops:

  • 293.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 18:06 pm

    CWS … not likely.

    I never lose.

  • 294.Wildy: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 18:31 pm

    Anybody out there that wanna talk some kak :)

  • 295.CouchRugga: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 18:44 pm

    We are gonna catch a KLAP!

  • 296.Wildy: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 18:52 pm

    Forgot, we are not allowed to say kak, rather say poopy

  • 297.French: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 19:56 pm

    Good team, a little weird but not bad.
    This team will probably only play this W15 game and for the 3-nations the team would be more realistic.

  • 298.ClothesLineWhenNoOneIsLooking: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 22:34 pm

    lol very unusual team, but sort of solid

  • 299.londonshark: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 23:48 pm

    60 above zero:
    Floridians turn on the heat.
    People in New England plant gardens.

    50 above zero:
    Californians shiver uncontrollably.
    People in New England sunbathe.

    40 above zero:
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    People in New England drive with the windows down.

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    New Englanders close the windows.

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    People in New England get out their winter coats.

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    The Girl Scouts in New England are selling cookies door to door.

    40 below zero:
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    People in New England let the dogs sleep indoors.

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    460 below zero:
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    500 below zero:
    Hell freezes over.
    The Stormers win the Super 14

  • 300.Stoffel: Reply to this comment
    30 May 2006, 23:55 pm

    The tight five is no good, definately a second string tight five. The loosies are a mix and match affair, Joe should be the test 8 and AJ vying for the 7 jersey with Juan. I’m sorry but I don’t rate Wikus, he’s a grafter but not up to international standard. The backline looks good and is pretty much our first choice backline. Could be a tight affair but I pick the Boks to win.

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