Springboks

[OomPB]

Oct 27

Porthen to make Bok debut as Erasmus sticks with tested combinations against Japan

Former Junior Springbok captain Zachary Porthen will make his Springbok debut against Japan at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday as Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named a largely settled match-23 for the opening match of the November Internationals.

[sparky]

The Springboks must play more games in London than any other city these days.

[sparky]

Ticket sales must be disappointing for the Springboks to have to do this:

[MiketheSnow]

It’s a nothing fixture

Not the one to be played on neutral territory

[OomPB]

SFM is building a new record. 2 tries already before HT

[sparky]

Maybe the Boks should play more games in their own country?

[OomPB]

AE changed into a flanker.

[OomPB]

@sparky we struggled for ages to win away from home.

[OomPB]

and we have so many chicken runners all over the world, so it's all home games.

[sparky]

It finished 61-7 to South Africa.

Only 22,000 turned up. If it had to happen in England, Vicarage Road in Watford or the Madejski Stadium in Reading would have been better venues for this game.

[W32]

@sparky said in Springboks:

It finished 61-7 to South Africa.

Only 22,000 turned up. If it had to happen in England, Vicarage Road in Watford or the Madejski Stadium in Reading would have been better venuese for this game.

Makes a lot of sense have a game in the uk as a warm up for the other matches to come. Players already there from last weekends urc games and pounds instead of rands. As for the venue, maybe but do we know what all the details are?

[sparky]

@W32 To be fair, both the venues I mentioned had soccer games this afternoon.

[OomPB]

Wilco Louw had his best game. Bit worried about Ox. Viking, SMZ, Wilco and KLA should start against the French.

[sparky]

Ox Nche is out of the rest of the Springboks European tour:

[W32]

Players not featuring since last WC
Am
Mapimpi
Kok
Faf
Bongi
Malherbe
Fourie
Le Roux
Vermuelen
Kitshoff
Think also sous on his way out.

I’m sure I’m missing other.s. The big question is if Siya will make it to the next WC … and who will be the new captain?

[Mr Fish]

@W32 said in Springboks:

Players not featuring since last WC
Am
Mapimpi
Kok
Faf
Bongi
Malherbe
Fourie
Le Roux
Vermuelen
Kitshoff
Think also sous on his way out.

I’m sure I’m missing other.s. The big question is if Siya will make it to the next WC … and who will be the new captain?

Plenty of these players have featured since the last World Cup. Do you mean players from the last RWC that weren't used in November?

[W32]

@Mr-Fish said in Springboks:

@W32 said in Springboks:

Players not featuring since last WC
Am
Mapimpi
Kok
Faf
Bongi
Malherbe
Fourie
Le Roux
Vermuelen
Kitshoff
Think also sous on his way out.

I’m sure I’m missing other.s. The big question is if Siya will make it to the next WC … and who will be the new captain?

Plenty of these players have featured since the last World Cup. Do you mean players from the last RWC that weren't used in November?

I guess I should rephrase, these players seem to be being phased out. Could be wrong about that, but with many new players being more prominent it seems the writings on the wall. Not that it’s a bad thing, in fact it’s a better team now than when they lifted the 23 WC