Boks make late switch

Boks make late switch

29 Jul 2011

Pat Lambie will start at flyhalf for the Springboks while Morne Steyn will revert to fullback against the All Blacks on Saturday.

Lambie and Steyn were named at fullback and flyhalf respectively at the team announcement on Thursday, but head coach Peter de Villiers has decided to the switch for the Tri-Nations clash in Wellington.

This is an unexpected move considering that De Villiers said on Thursday that this could be Steyn’s last chance to fight for a starting flyhalf berth at the World Cup. De Villiers stated: ‘Some tough decisions will have to be made before the World Cup and for him [Steyn], as for any of the players on the park on Saturday, it might be a last chance or the chance or the only chance, so we hope he can rediscover the form that made him so invincible in 2009.’

Steyn has also only played two matches at fullback (for the Bulls back in 2008) and now he will be expected to perform there at Test level against the All Blacks.

However, the Bulls pivot did have a disappointing outing in the 39-20 defeat against the Wallabies in Sydney. The Boks failed to make an impression with ball in hand and a speedy backline failed to fire. The Boks’ attack looked better when Lambie was brought on in the second half.

Springboks (revised) – 15 Morné Steyn, 14 Bjorn Basson, 13 Adi Jacobs, 12 Juan de Jongh, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Patrick Lambie, 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


581 Comments

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  • 551.President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:22 pm

    @justrugby(justrugby)-548: lol
    hiyas JR

    @JockBok(JockBok)-542: yeah heard so too, and it proved to be the Spur :lol:

  • 552.justrugby: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:22 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-547:

    LOl !!

  • 553.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:23 pm

    @justrugby(justrugby)-548: Eish SL, careful… Mini-me might be making a pass… Hellsteeth! :lol:

  • 554.Puma: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:23 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-549: Great then you won’t miss out.

    S15 seemed a problem with the afternoon games. Probably on at the same time as the football over there I suppose.

  • 555.Puma: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:24 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-553: hahahaha…. :lol:

  • 556.justrugby: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:25 pm

    @President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-551:

    LOL !!!

  • 557.JockBok: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:25 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-543:

    Fark, are we going to argue about our our provinces cheerleaders like we do our players :D

  • 558.Hondo: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:25 pm

    Hope Lambie will not end up like Gaffie Du Toit before -)
    Passing to Jacobs or De Jongh might work like a boomerang for the young lad and he will be held responsible for it, better for Lambie keep it up front

  • 559.Puma: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:25 pm

    Okay I am off. Cheers everyone. Catch up during the game tomorrow.

    GO OUR YOUNG BOKKIES.

    All the best to Lambie on his start for the Boks tomorrow.

  • 560.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:26 pm

    @Puma(Puma)-554: Not too bad. Sky had most… For any 5pm (7pm SA time) games they sometimes messed up – i.e. just don’t play the 2nd half… Only one or 2 weren’t shown

  • 561.Puma: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:26 pm

    @JockBok(JockBok)-557: :lol:

  • 562.JockBok: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:26 pm

    @President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts(sharks_lover)-551:

    Hahaha, some nice birds in Nandos though, although the KFC chicks are pretty rough ,)

  • 563.President_of_the_Sharks_rugby_experts: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:27 pm

    @JockBok(JockBok)-562: i wouldnt know mate

    I prefer Milky bar :wink: :lol:

  • 564.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:28 pm

    @JockBok(JockBok)-557: Farkright… But I don’t argue, Jockie… I’m awlays right… Its just you that disagrees! :wink:

  • 565.JockBok: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:28 pm

    @Puma(Puma)-559:

    Cheers mate, catch you over the w/e. Good luck for the Boks in the morning.

  • 566.Puma: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:28 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-560: Just when I was there they never had anything on in the afternoon.

    Anyhow pleased you getting the Tri-Nations and no doubt the world cup.

    Like us you had better be up early. Heck won’t be the same without a glass of wine or beer.

    Cheers buddy. Out of here now.

  • 567.Puma: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:29 pm

    @JockBok(JockBok)-565: Cheers Jock.

    Catch up tomorrow.

    Now really out of here.

  • 568.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:29 pm

    Got to go… Good chatting chaps.

    Enjoy the game tomorrow…

    Adios amigos

  • 569.JockBok: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:30 pm

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-564:

    I disagree that I disagree you guppie cnut….

    :D

  • 570.JockBok: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:31 pm

    Yep, out too.

    Laters folks…

  • 571.fantasticbarnsmell: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 17:33 pm

    @Puma(Puma)-550: i live in Iceland, so we don’t get any rugby on TV at all… used to battle it out with Rugbyzone, but now that thats gone its even harder now…

  • 572.ET.: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 18:18 pm

    @fantasticbarnsmell(fantasticbarnsmell)-571:

    How can it be harder when http://www.vipbox.tv gives every game of note including two CCs games today besides two tomorrow also?

  • 573.fantasticbarnsmell: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 18:27 pm

    @ET.(ET.)-572: while these streams do work most of the time, i have had some games where the stream quality is awful or just stops working altogether. Rugbyzone at least had a somewhat better quality and more reliable (only just however). i’m willing to pay for decent service but nothing seems to be available, quite frustrating.

  • 574.Black Panther: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 19:25 pm

    sure DO hope we see Morne the Metronomic at FB in the RWC !

    I tend to agree with most of Skops braveheart monologues but I nearly

    *ahem*

    choked on my weetbix when I first saw him suggest Morne wearing 15.

    ‘roadkill’ springs to mind.

    As for those suggesting Lambie is too young and inexperienced, well A.Mehrtens was more or less same age and was far less experienced (1 cap vs heavyweights, Canada) when he landed in SA for RWC’95. The young fella looks remarkably modest for a Safa player, good luck to him.

  • 575.mshiniwami: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 19:40 pm

    @Black Panther(Black Panther)-574:

    Morne wont be at 15 in RWC and will play there on set situations tomorrow-interchangeable on defence and attack.But look for Lambie to stand at 10 in areas such as 22m inside opposition to attack gainline.Anything that needs kicking,up and unders etc Morne…

    But that all doesnt matter<Ab's upfront will crush Boks.2nd half Boks would have done nearly twice the tackling or thrice even…Then floodgates will open when SBW comes in on hr mark and Guilford and co coming off wing etc running off him in midfield and Nonu at 13.

  • 576.mshiniwami: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 19:42 pm

    What time is kickoff tomorrow SA time?

  • 577.Dawn: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 19:49 pm

    09h35

  • 578.Porra the Fat and Clever Speedster: Reply to this comment
    29 Jul 2011, 20:26 pm

    problem is
    lambie looks
    way too
    poofterish
    for a
    rugby player
    what if he
    throws his
    handbag
    out of his
    cot
    at a critical
    moment

  • 579.CoachPete: Reply to this comment
    30 Jul 2011, 07:34 am

    Poofterish New word :)
    He tackles better than M steyn and if you give him half a gap he is gone, handbag and all

  • 580.TASSIES: Reply to this comment
    30 Jul 2011, 08:20 am

    @CoachPete(CoachPete)-579: howzit Pete. You well? Staying up for the game then? Time in Frisco?

  • 581.CoachPete: Reply to this comment
    30 Jul 2011, 08:21 am

    @TASSIES(TASSIES)-580:
    Hi there Howzit going
    Yes I plan to stay up for this one 12.30 here in Frisco

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