SA squad TRC 2024

[TRF_stormer2010]

Bok squad of 33 players with who I think will make our preferred match day 23 given the raft of injuries in brackets.
Forwards (19):
Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks) [1]
Gerhard Steenekamp (Vodacom Bulls) [17]
Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Vodacom Bulls)
Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) [3]
Vincent Koch (Hollywoodbets Sharks) [18]
Thomas du Toit (Bath)

Bongi Mbonambi (Hollywoodbets Sharks) [2]
Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) [16]
Johan Grobbelaar (Vodacom Bulls)

Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks) [4]
RG Snyman (Leinster) [5]
Salmaan Moerat (DHL Stormers) [19]
Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls)

Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) [7]
Siya Kolisi (captain – Racing 92) [6]
Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) [8]
Ben-Jason Dixon (DHL Stormers) [20]
Marco van Staden (Vodacom Bulls) [21]
Elrigh Louw (Vodacom Bulls)

Backs (14):
Cobus Reinach (Montpellier) [9]
Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks) [22]
Morne van den Berg (Emirates Lions),

Handre Pollard (Leicester Tigers) [10]
Manie Libbok (DHL Stormers)
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers) [23]

Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) [12]
Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) [13]
Lukhanyo Am (Hollywoodbets Sharks)

Cheslin Kolbe (Suntory Sungoliath) [14]
Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) [11]
Makazole Mapimpi (Hollywoodbets Sharks)
Willie le Roux (Vodacom Bulls) [15]
Aphelele Fassi (Hollywoodbets Sharks)

Glad to see Marx and PSDT are actually available. Not sure if they are only included to be played later on the tournament though. I am surprised not to see Jasper Wiese make the cut. Still a decent squad. I think the only players we would truly miss are Damian Willemse and Franco Mostert. You could actually make a good run on side with players not making the cut:

1 Steven Kitshoff / 2 JH Wessels / 3 Wilco Louw or take your pick of a ton of tight head players
4 Lood de Jager / 5 Franco Mostert, Jason Jenkins
6 Deon Fourie / 7 JL du Preez / 8 Jasper Wiese, Augustus, Roos, Hanekom, Dayimani, Buthelezi, Neethling, D du Preez, R Venter, V Tsituka etc

9 Faf de Klerk, MvdB / 10 Damian Willemse, S Masuka, S Nohamba
12 Andre Esterhuizen / 13 Canan Moodie
11 Edwill van der Merwe / 14 Tyrone Green, S Hartzenberg
15 Quon Horn, Warrick Gelant

 

[Umaga's Witness]

Bok squad of 33 players with who I think will make our preferred match day 23 given the raft of injuries in brackets.
Forwards (19):
Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks) [1]
Gerhard Steenekamp (Vodacom Bulls) [17]
Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Vodacom Bulls)
Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) [3]
Vincent Koch (Hollywoodbets Sharks) [18]
Thomas du Toit (Bath)

Bongi Mbonambi (Hollywoodbets Sharks) [2]
Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) [16]
Johan Grobbelaar (Vodacom Bulls)

Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks) [4]
RG Snyman (Leinster) [5]
Salmaan Moerat (DHL Stormers) [19]
Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls)

Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) [7]
Siya Kolisi (captain – Racing 92) [6]
Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) [8]
Ben-Jason Dixon (DHL Stormers) [20]
Marco van Staden (Vodacom Bulls) [21]
Elrigh Louw (Vodacom Bulls)

Backs (14):
Cobus Reinach (Montpellier) [9]
Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks) [22]
Morne van den Berg (Emirates Lions),

Handre Pollard (Leicester Tigers) [10]
Manie Libbok (DHL Stormers)
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers) [23]

Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) [12]
Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) [13]
Lukhanyo Am (Hollywoodbets Sharks)

Cheslin Kolbe (Suntory Sungoliath) [14]
Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) [11]
Makazole Mapimpi (Hollywoodbets Sharks)
Willie le Roux (Vodacom Bulls) [15]
Aphelele Fassi (Hollywoodbets Sharks)

Glad to see Marx and PSDT are actually available. Not sure if they are only included to be played later on the tournament though. I am surprised not to see Jasper Wiese make the cut. Still a decent squad. I think the only players we would truly miss are Damian Willemse and Franco Mostert. You could actually make a good run on side with players not making the cut:

1 Steven Kitshoff / 2 JH Wessels / 3 Wilco Louw or take your pick of a ton of tight head players
4 Lood de Jager / 5 Franco Mostert, Jason Jenkins
6 Deon Fourie / 7 JL du Preez / 8 Jasper Wiese, Augustus, Roos, Hanekom, Dayimani, Buthelezi, Neethling, D du Preez, R Venter, V Tsituka etc

9 Faf de Klerk, MvdB / 10 Damian Willemse, S Masuka, S Nohamba
12 Andre Esterhuizen / 13 Canan Moodie
11 Edwill van der Merwe / 14 Tyrone Green, S Hartzenberg
15 Quon Horn, Warrick Gelant

How come so many injured? It always amazes me how the all blacks have comparably very few injuries compared to some other teams.

Also I Thought I heard jasper is suspended atm.

 

[AngloScotsHybrid]

What do people think of Thaakir Abrahams? He looks like Cheslin Kolbe but even quicker! Astonishing.