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[June Tests 2018: 1st Test] South Africa vs. England (09/06/2018)
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<blockquote data-quote="unrated" data-source="post: 905270" data-attributes="member: 45773"><p>Sucks that Bismarck is out of the first test, can't see how playing Chiliboy will help us in any way to win this game. Maybe he can at least have a 90% lineout throwing record for the first game? Cant see Akker being selected to start.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Don't think we will see Willie le Roux ever playing wing for the Boks again, and i'm pretty sure that lineup you mentioned will start the game, with le Roux at fullback.</p><p></p><p>I see that the England team will be basing themselves at the Beverly hills hotel in Umhlanga (close to Durban) and then flying to the games the day before and then flying back to Umhlanga after the games. That's quite an interesting move by EJ, They can now avoid the winter chills that the rest of South Africa experiences currently by staying in the warm sub tropical environment on the east coast which i think is a good move. </p><p></p><p>A side effect of being based on the coast is that England will have no time to practice at altitude, and i've heard of people who got altitude sickness by just driving to Joburg, so interesting that EJ doesn't care about acclimatization.</p><p></p><p>Bloemfontein is 1,395 m above sea level and Johannesburg is in the 1,700 s</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="unrated, post: 905270, member: 45773"] Sucks that Bismarck is out of the first test, can't see how playing Chiliboy will help us in any way to win this game. Maybe he can at least have a 90% lineout throwing record for the first game? Cant see Akker being selected to start. Don't think we will see Willie le Roux ever playing wing for the Boks again, and i'm pretty sure that lineup you mentioned will start the game, with le Roux at fullback. I see that the England team will be basing themselves at the Beverly hills hotel in Umhlanga (close to Durban) and then flying to the games the day before and then flying back to Umhlanga after the games. That's quite an interesting move by EJ, They can now avoid the winter chills that the rest of South Africa experiences currently by staying in the warm sub tropical environment on the east coast which i think is a good move. A side effect of being based on the coast is that England will have no time to practice at altitude, and i've heard of people who got altitude sickness by just driving to Joburg, so interesting that EJ doesn't care about acclimatization. Bloemfontein is 1,395 m above sea level and Johannesburg is in the 1,700 s [/QUOTE]
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