Mostert, Deysel start for Boks
28 Jul 2011
Peter de Villiers has made four changes to his starting line-up for the Springboks’ next Tri-Nations clash against the All Blacks in Wellington.
Lock Gerhard Mostert, who was a late injury replacement for Flip van der Merwe, has been rushed into the second row to make his Test debut this Saturday. Blindside flank Jean Deysel is also promoted to a shuffled loose trio, with Danie Rossouw shifting to No 8 and Ashley Johnson falling to the bench. Deon Stegmann keeps his No 6 jumper.
The other two changes are to the backline, with outside centre Adi Jacobs replacing Wynand Olivier in the midfield and Juan de Jongh picked at inside centre. Fullback Pat Lambie fills in for the injured Gio Aplon, who returned home with Van der Merwe on Wednesday.
South Africa – 15 Pat Lambie, 14 Bjorn Basson, 13 Adi Jacobs, 12 Juan de Jongh, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Danie Rossouw, 7 Jean Deysel, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Alistair Hargreaves, 4 Gerhard Mostert, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 John Smit (c), 1 Dean Greyling.
Subs: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 CJ van der Linde, 18 Ryan Kankowski, 19 Ashley Johnson, 20 Charl McLeod, 21 Wynand Olivier, 22 Odwa Ndungane.
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28 Jul 2011, 12:12 pm
@MG(MG)-247: I’d actually forgotten that he was there.
28 Jul 2011, 12:17 pm
AB’s by 20+. This is realistic looking at the side selected.
I hope I’m wrong.
28 Jul 2011, 12:19 pm
The strategy is to give some players a chance to succeed and others to fail… If the Boks lose on Saturday, Johnson, JDJ, AD, Mvovo and Basson will be excluded from the WC squad. A lose will prove that they cannot walk on water.. the criterior for inclusion set for certain player.. all of them black
28 Jul 2011, 12:20 pm
Remember how good Hennie Le Roux played at 12. He was also a 10 first. If we don’t try Lambie 10 and Jantjies 12 now, then surely after the world cup it would be worth it?
28 Jul 2011, 12:27 pm
@MG(MG)-254: Or how good Michael du Plessis was at inside centre.
I like your idea: Lambie – Jantjies – de Jong
28 Jul 2011, 12:28 pm
Is it just me who thought Ruan’s distribution was slow last week?
Glad to see WO dropped and Stegman must have one strong inyanga. Can only be the only explanation why he’s still there
28 Jul 2011, 12:29 pm
youknowwho@253, Don’t play the race card, I think that Johnson, JDJ, Basson and Mvovo should be in the squad(purely on merrit) AD might miss out because Jaque and Jaun De Villiers is also going to be there. Also, Chilli is a must, he plays like an animal when given a chance. He is such an improved player. Wynand is a deffinate NOOOOO! He has always been ****.
28 Jul 2011, 12:31 pm
@Michael(mikeybrass)-255:
Yes, Jantjies against Nonu or SBW. Very clever.
28 Jul 2011, 12:31 pm
I agree that Ruan was not good, I was praying that he would get replaced before halftime allready. He has one last chance, so he better make the best of it!
28 Jul 2011, 12:34 pm
@The_Zulu(The_Zulu)-256: haha, a stong inyanga!
28 Jul 2011, 12:34 pm
John Galt@258, Jantjies will be no worse than Wynand would have been. And no disrespect to AD, but I would say him and Jantjies are about the same size. Jantjies more of that X-factor.
28 Jul 2011, 12:40 pm
Any of the Bulls, Sharks or Stormers first teams would have been stronger than the Bok team selected for Saturday.
28 Jul 2011, 12:47 pm
I would have had no problem with Elton on the Bench, to come on in the game. I don’t think Adi can play 80 minutes anyway, so he’d be subbed and depending on how the 9-10 axis is doing, play Elton at 10 and move Morne to 12, or something like that.
28 Jul 2011, 12:52 pm
@MG(MG)-257: Not pointing the finger at you young man.. you have no influence over selections but your idealism is admired and respected
28 Jul 2011, 12:55 pm
Another black day in the annals of Bok history lying ahead.
28 Jul 2011, 12:56 pm
It’s going to be a loooooonnnnngggg afternoon of defending for Lambie with Steyn, Jacobs and Basson in that backline.
Thanks goodness they dropped Olivier, just a pity we’re still stuck with Stegmann who is a close second to Olivier when it comes to the completely useless at test level club. I suppose this is the punishment you get for taking one decent centre (De Jongh) on tour.
Second row would be about my 5th choice of South African locks to represent the boks.
I agree with Tacitus. Most of the SA franchises at full strength would knock over these guys.
28 Jul 2011, 12:58 pm
@John Galt(John Galt)-258: Players can be taught to tackle. Great attacking players have a natural ability. Jantjies can be a Bok great.
28 Jul 2011, 12:58 pm
@stormersboy(stormersboy)-263: Common sense and bok selections have never been friends.. Rationality is avoided like the plague.. Its a religious thing. PDV is a committed christian.. “The lord shall deliver our victory and we will take the virgins for our pleasure”.. Miracles and ***
28 Jul 2011, 12:59 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-265: sshhhhh….shaun is here.
dont say “black day” or he will spuit orals.
28 Jul 2011, 13:01 pm
@Michael(mikeybrass)-267:
Whatever.
28 Jul 2011, 13:01 pm
@stormersboy(stormersboy)-263:
is elton’s sweet little arrsehole not big enough?
28 Jul 2011, 13:03 pm
@stormersboy(stormersboy)-263: morne steyn at 12?
no man, he will get trampled like a tortoise in the long grass around a waterhole when elephants are thirsty.
the bang will be audible from south africa.
28 Jul 2011, 13:03 pm
@John Galt(John Galt)-258: Did you see Elton Jantjies dump Hargreaves in the S15. One of the greatest tackles in the competition surpassed only by Aplons spear tackle on Matfield.. did you miss that or has dementia started to set in already.
28 Jul 2011, 13:07 pm
@rangerman(rangerman)-269: No need to panic… my venom is virtual but it does seem that some have not made it back onto the blog after being bitten
28 Jul 2011, 13:08 pm
@youknowwho(youknowwho)-273: aplon cant spear tackle vic.
physically impossible you see.
by the time gio gets vics knees past the horizontal, vic is lying on his back elbows behind his head, reading the last few pages of war and peace.
gio, on the other hand, is lucky that spear tackles are no longer allowed or the polynesians would play “dwarf pegging” with him and build a fire around gio whilst he did his best baobab impression.
i rate gio, the guy has more heart in his little toe than spies has in his whole body but he is defo challenged size wise.
28 Jul 2011, 13:08 pm
@Tacitus(Deucalion)-270: I prefer having a player who can adapt to situations and turn a game on its head than someone who can only play well in one gameplan.
28 Jul 2011, 13:10 pm
@rangerman(rangerman)-275: BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
eish tff ranger bro
28 Jul 2011, 13:10 pm
@rangerman(rangerman)-275: Did you miss the Gio/Matfield tackle also.. You should disable the filter.. you are missing a lot
28 Jul 2011, 13:11 pm
At least the useless Oliver is benched. Thank god.
28 Jul 2011, 13:11 pm
@youknowwho(youknowwho)-274: virtual venom?
panic stations!
maybe we can milk you for anti-venom purposes?
i forget, gunther has been doing this for ages
28 Jul 2011, 13:14 pm
@rangerman(rangerman)-280: Like I said.. disable the filter.. Gunther has been hiding from me for the past few weeks.. tosses a few jibes when I am not logged on.. Its a cultural thing
28 Jul 2011, 13:17 pm
@President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-277:
someone once said ” truth will set you free”
@youknowwho(youknowwho)-281: ok, well done.
maybe it was your “spear tackle”?
i am out.
have a good day crackers.
keo and ryan and simon, hope you enjoy the cash from my posts. may it pay for your treason trial.
28 Jul 2011, 13:20 pm
@youknowwho(youknowwho)-281:
Oh shut up
You don’t scare anyone
Some people here have jobs and work
28 Jul 2011, 13:21 pm
@deon stegmann just released his autobiography – deon stegmann the legend…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-271:
And you know that it’s sweet and little, how?
28 Jul 2011, 13:26 pm
@Dawn(Dawn)-283:
Dam right Dawnie.
Dam right.
28 Jul 2011, 13:28 pm
It has been 5 years since Chilibooi made his first Test against the ABs, a long time
He should be ready by now to start even for a slow learner
Makes one wonder why do they keep playing JS with such a stalwart hooker available?
28 Jul 2011, 13:29 pm
if jake White sent Slegmann to fetch beers, he would “attend” the fridge but not open the beers.
28 Jul 2011, 13:29 pm
Are those two fat props who’s pot bellies hang over their shorts like limp dicks starting for the 2nd Stringboks as well?
28 Jul 2011, 13:32 pm
@deon stegmann just released his autobiography – deon stegmann the legend…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-271: Huh?
@rangerman(rangerman)-272: You say that like it’s a bad thing
28 Jul 2011, 13:32 pm
@trupisero(trupisero)-287:
28 Jul 2011, 13:33 pm
@The_Zulu(The_Zulu)-284:
you just have to look at his pretty little baby face and you can see it says soft virginal botty all over it. he’s too young to have had it torn and stretched on sat like some guys here are suggesting should have been the case.
give him time, you’ve gotta massage and play with it a lot before you just force a big all black in there.
28 Jul 2011, 13:34 pm
@trupisero(trupisero)-287:
He wouldn’t even find the fridge. Or if he did he’d find it too late.
28 Jul 2011, 13:36 pm
@youknowwho(youknowwho)-281: Do you live in the UK?
28 Jul 2011, 13:36 pm
@stormersboy(stormersboy)-289:
please refer post #289
28 Jul 2011, 13:37 pm
@rangerman(rangerman)-275:
Dodged too many bullets (at the expences of WP, Stormers) last 3 seasons, his luck ran out eventually
On Sat he misjudged a zig instead of zag which sent him whacked, adding his recent knee operation it might be that the Mass Ratio law got to him eventually
28 Jul 2011, 13:37 pm
The reason they gave WO the number 21 jumper is so that when he is staring at himself in the mirror at least he can think he is in the starting line-up.
28 Jul 2011, 13:43 pm
@Vetkoek(Vetkoek)-292:
no, he’d find the fridge but then get blown for putting his hands in the freezer.
28 Jul 2011, 13:47 pm
@deon stegmann just released his autobiography – deon stegmann the legend…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-291: Boy, I’m glad i don’t have to go into a ruck with you
28 Jul 2011, 13:48 pm
@deon stegmann just released his autobiography – deon stegmann the legend…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-297:
hands out of the freezer number 6! hands out! numberrr 6! prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt!
28 Jul 2011, 13:51 pm
@deon stegmann just released his autobiography – deon stegmann the legend…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-297:
Nah- IF he found it and IF he got there on time and finally ASSUMING someone was actually witness to him being there he would probably just be lying on the floor next to it doing sweet F*** all.
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