Springboks vs Pumas 2

[pakman]

You can go back again, little fella.

[pakman]

Springbok team to face Argentina in Nelspruit:

15 – Aphelele Fassi (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 8 caps, 20 points (4t)
14 – Cheslin Kolbe (Suntory Sungoliath) – 37 caps, 96 points (15t, 3c, 5p)
13 – Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 76 caps, 85 points (17t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 84 caps, 55 points (11t)
11 – Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) – 21 caps, 85 points (17t)
10 – Manie Libbok (DHL Stormers) – 17 caps, 94 pts (1t, 28c, 11p)
9 – Jaden Hendrikse (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 17 caps, 12 pts (2t, 1c)

8 – Jasper Wiese (Urayasu D-Rocks) – 30 caps, 5 points (1t)
7 – Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 83 caps, 45 points (9t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 88 caps, 60 points (12t)
5 – Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls) – 5 caps, 0 points
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 127 caps, 30 points (6t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 75 caps, 5 points (1t)
2 – Bongi Mbonambi (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 74 caps, 75 points (15t)
1 – Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 36 caps, 0 points

Replacements:

16 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 72 caps, 100 points (20t)
17 – Gerhard Steenekamp (Vodacom Bulls) – 7 caps, 0 points
18 – Vincent Koch (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 57 caps, 0 points
19 – Elrigh Louw (Vodacom Bulls) – 9 caps, 0 points
20 – Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 48 caps, 45 points (9t)
21 – Cobus Reinach (Montpellier) – 36 caps, 70 pts (14t)
22 – Handre Pollard (Leicester Tigers) – 76 caps, 749 points (7t, 102c, 165p, 5dg)
23 – Lukhanyo Am (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 39 caps, 35 pts (7t)

[MiketheSnow]

That's a very different kettle of fish for the Argies to contend with

[Smuts]

@Machpants said in Springboks vs Pumas 2:

@W32 said in Springboks vs Pumas 2:

Moving on then. I don’t expect the pumas to be more than a speed bump on the way to the title this weekend. If they win I will stick a pineapple up my butt

I don't think I've ever wanted a specific result of a rugby game that I have no investment in ever before.

But your butt is safe IMO.

I was hoping for a bok revenge match. A cold clinical dismantling of the RGs. But now I think I want a repeat of last weekend with the result reversed.

@W32 sweating every knock on and defensive lapse. His buddies wondering why he keeps looking over at the fruit bowl. Everyone a little embarrassed as he weeps joyfully when Pollard slots the last second penalty. The strangely erotic way he takes a knife to that damn pineapple right on the final whistle. My god… is he? He can’t be… he bloody well is [censored] the smile right off that smug pineapple’s face.

[pakman]

@W32 said in Springboks vs Pumas 2:

Moving on then. I don’t expect the pumas to be more than a speed bump on the way to the title this weekend. If they win I will stick a pineapple up my butt

[W32]

@pakman said in Springboks vs Pumas 2:

@W32 said in Springboks vs Pumas 2:

Moving on then. I don’t expect the pumas to be more than a speed bump on the way to the title this weekend. If they win I will stick a pineapple up my butt

Ok that’s disturbing

[W32]

@Smuts said in Springboks vs Pumas 2:

@Machpants said in Springboks vs Pumas 2:

@W32 said in Springboks vs Pumas 2:

Moving on then. I don’t expect the pumas to be more than a speed bump on the way to the title this weekend. If they win I will stick a pineapple up my butt

I don't think I've ever wanted a specific result of a rugby game that I have no investment in ever before.

But your butt is safe IMO.

I was hoping for a bok revenge match. A cold clinical dismantling of the RGs. But now I think I want a repeat of last weekend with the result reversed.

@W32 sweating every knock on and defensive lapse. His buddies wondering why he keeps looking over at the fruit bowl. Everyone a little embarrassed as he weeps joyfully when Pollard slots the last second penalty. The strangely erotic way he takes a knife to that damn pineapple right on the final whistle. My god… is he? He can’t be… he bloody well is [censored] the smile right off that smug pineapple’s face.

I’m going with obliteration.

[W32]

Very good to see manie getting another go. This is a much better way - to start him and bring South Africa’s most valuable player (Handre) on to finish up.

[OomPB]

Willemse play 10 for the Stormers Saturday. Can't bet on the Boks and Stormers on the weekend.

[Smuts]

@W32 very wise. Can’t imagine facing that pineapple sober

[nostrildamus]

@Smuts said in Springboks vs Pumas 2:

@W32 very wise. Can’t imagine facing that pineapple sober

Won't need to worry about facing it.

[W32]

Strategy for this game: Don't kick, bludgeon up the middle, scrum them to death.

[Duluth]

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/argentina-make-7-changes-to-springbok-slayers-with-enforcer-ruled-out/

15 Santiago Carreras, 14 Rodrigo Isgro, 13 Matais Moroni, 12 Santiago Chocobares, 11 Mateo Carreras, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Gonzalo Garcia, 8 Joaquin Oviedo, 7 Santiago Grondona, 6 Juan Martín Gonzalez, 5 Tomás Lavanini, 4 Pedro Rubiolo, 3 Joel Sclavi, 2 Julian Montoya, 1 Thomas Gallo

Reserves: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Ignacio Calles, 18 Pedro Delgado, 19 Franco Molina, 20 Pablo Matera, 21 Lautaro Bazan Velez, 22 Lucio Cinti, 23 Juan Cruz Mallia

[W32]

7 changes is a lot for a winning team to make. Is Contepomi blooding new players because he knows the championship is lost, or is this an actual plan with a strategy to win? I don't really know a lot of these players.

[reprobate]

Sure it's test rugby, but nobody wants to have that pineapple on their conscience.

[nostrildamus]

@reprobate said in Springboks vs Pumas 2:

Sure it's test rugby, but nobody wants to have that pineapple on their conscience.

that's a strange euphemism for hairy back passage.

[Machpants]

Record caps coming up for the legend that is Eben

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[Bones]

Are you allowed to jump over the ruck like that? Brilliant attempt by Argie 10 anyway.

[MiketheSnow]

Game on

SA 14-7 Arg
20 mins

[sparky]

Boks leading 14-7. A good game so far.