Bok Team for Ireland
November 7, 2012 in Rugby
Team to take on Ireland
15. Zane Kirchner (Vodacom Blue Bulls) 21caps
14. JP Pietersen (The Sharks) 45 caps
13. Jaco Taute (MTN Golden Lions) 2 caps
12.Jean de Villiers (captain) DHL Western Province 81 caps
11. Francois Hougaard (Vodacom Blue Bulls) 24 caps
10. Pat Lambie (The Sharks) 17 caps
9. Ruan Pienaar (Ulster, N-Ireland) 60 caps
8. Duane Vermeulen (DHL Western Province) 4 caps
7. Willem Alberts (The Sharks) 17 caps
6. Francois Louw (Bath, England) 14 caps
5. Juandré Kruger (Vodacom Blue Bulls) 5 caps
4. Eben Etzebeth (DHL Western Province) 8 caps
3. Jannie du Plessis (The Sharks) 39 caps
2. Adriaan Strauss (vice-captain, Toyota FS Cheetahs) 18 caps
1. Tendai Mtawarira (The Sharks) 41 caps
Replacements
16. Schalk Brits (Saracens, England) 3 caps
17. CJ van der Linde (MTN Golden Lions) 73 caps
18. Pat Cilliers (MTN Golden Lions) 4 caps <br>
19. Flip van der Merwe (Vodacom Blue Bulls) 20 caps
20. Marcell Coetzee (The Sharks) 9 caps
21. Morné Steyn (Vodacom Blue Bulls) 41 caps
22. Juan de Jongh (DHL Western Province) 12 caps
23. Lwazi Mvovo (The Sharks) 7 caps
Leeubok said on November 7, 2012
NOOOOO! Why play taute at 13? And why have M steyn on bench instead of Jantjies???
I would have Taute at 15, jdj 13, with jantjies and kirchener on bench. Also Mvovo in place of Hougaard. Other than that team looks good.
sheriffff said on November 7, 2012
Yip I don’t know why Morne is on the bench he can only make a game worse by coming on, not an impact player at all
GEN DE LA REY said on November 7, 2012
Not to many surprises. But a few.
Not sure about Taute at 13 he wan’t convincing against Nz. Esp on defence.
Hougaard at 11 has not had the best of years. But is OK
Probably the biggest surprise is Morne as sub. He is deff no super sup or impact player. This is really a weird choice.
sheriffff said on November 7, 2012
yip morne on the bench is weird
Leeubok said on November 7, 2012
I think Morne is on the bench because HM doen’t have full trust in Lambie. Maybe he has MS there in case lambie has a shocker..?
Badger said on November 8, 2012
Being at the game myself, Taute was uber kak on deffence in the centre, those around him had to work overtime to constantly cover for him