Ioane back for Boks
3 Oct 2011
In-form Wallaby wing Digby Ioane will start against the Springboks in the quarter-final.
Director of coaching David Nucifora told the media that Ioane has overcome a thumb injury that kept him sidelined since their opening match of the tournament against Australia. ‘He has been training freely, he ticks all the boxes and is go to go,’ he said.
Nucifora added that outside of midfielder Rob Horne, there were no other serious injury concerns.
Meanwhile, Matt Hodgson has been brought into the Wallabies’ squad as official cover for openside David Pocock. Hodgson joined the team on Monday as a replacement for loose forward Wycliff Palu. Palu suffered a hamstring strain in the match against the USA and has since returned to Australia.
Palu’s injury may be a blessing in disguise, as the Wallabies have lacked a genuine alternative to Pocock in the pool stages. When Pocock has been unavailable through injury or has left the field, the Wallabies’ forward effort has suffered.
Robbie Deans and company will be hoping that Hodgson will make a similar impact to that of Pocock if the premier No 7 has to leave the field at any stage during the play-offs.
Lachie Turner will also join the squad as a replacement for Drew Mitchell. Mitchell strained his hamstring in Sunday’s game against Russia and will play no further part in the tournament.
20 Comments
2 Oct 2011, 23:37 pm
Pocock is the only wobbly forward dragon
3 Oct 2011, 02:52 am
Digby’s doing caterpillar practice,
3 Oct 2011, 03:04 am
Pocock back
Ioane back
Those record numbers of missed-tackles by the Boks are about to be turned in to points. Heinrecho Ronaldo better bring his skates, theyre easier to stay standing with than studs.
3 Oct 2011, 04:01 am
Good to see the AB;s still have “money bill” Ronaldo in the squad with no pulled muscles………..at least Brussow did not throw his hands in the air like a muppet and had reason to go down, which is more than we can say for “money bill” after a little tug on his jersey
Funny how the one eyed keeeeweee press are whinging about a red card hey?
Faarking whinging twats
And then to top it all the whinging moans pull the race card………..hahahaha
Pathetic
3 Oct 2011, 04:05 am
Does it count as a missed tackle when Habana comes in from his wing and gives Ioane the overlap?
3 Oct 2011, 06:18 am
This world cup is starting to look very familiar.
3 Oct 2011, 06:24 am
not good for the boks! they’ll need to play tight and win ugly – whats the whether looking like?
i wouldn’t mind at all if we won this one 9 – 7
3 Oct 2011, 06:30 am
The Boks are the most nerveless of the remaining teams. That is where it is won or lost.
3 Oct 2011, 06:53 am
@stormer in a teacup(stormer in a teacup)-8:
Most of the Top 5 teams ARE “nerveless’ against teams ranked considerably lower.
2003 Qterf was the last time the Boks met a team ranked higher.
3 Oct 2011, 06:59 am
England will be higher then the Wallabies in the IRB rankings when they get processed and Tonga will be above Scotland!!!!
3 Oct 2011, 07:37 am
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-9: and the AB’s?
3 Oct 2011, 08:04 am
injuries can be iffy.
lets see what happens.
3 Oct 2011, 08:08 am
@HHS(Hop Hop Spinnekop)-11:
everyone is “ranked below” the ABs. But name the last time they lost outside of the Top 5 (ie SA/Aus/France/France) ?
bet you cant without Googling.
Same cant be said of Boks. And no counting dodgy club teams, y’hear !
3 Oct 2011, 08:09 am
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-13:
oops, meant Engl in there, not France x 2
3 Oct 2011, 09:02 am
SA got problems here, Ione, Pocock and Moore means a totally different team to the one that played ireland.
3 Oct 2011, 10:18 am
cab – The BOK RWC campagin is over. WE have used all our get out of jail cards. Now it is for real. Without F Steyn we are stuffed, he is i am afraid a one man game winner!!! AN absolute freak that has one us alot of games against ABs and Oz!!! Now are wings are cropped, we is the Bok depth, no where ek se!!
3 Oct 2011, 10:35 am
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-13:
How many times have NZ lost in RWC against lower ranked teams? 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007. Eina.
3 Oct 2011, 15:46 pm
I told you so – Digby will be back in time.
3 Oct 2011, 15:54 pm
@Black Panther(Black Panther)-9: Just concentrate on the Argies BP.
3 Oct 2011, 17:11 pm
@race of tan(race of tan)-16:
things arent looking good, especially if bismark and alberts and hougaard are benched, theoretically we do have some depth on the wing in that aplon and hougaard should cover the wings well – i dont think we lose much there, but you right frans steyn is a big loss.
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