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South Africa squad:
Props: Jannie du Plessis, Tendai Mtawarira, Trevor Nyakane, Coenie Oosthuizen, Gurthrö Steenkamp
Hookers: Bismarck du Plessis, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Adriaan Strauss
Locks: Eben Etzebeth, Juandré Kruger, Flip van der Merwe, Franco van der Merwe
Loose forwards: Willem Alberts, Marcell Coetzee, Siya Kolisi, Francois Louw, Duane Vermeulen
Scrum-halves: Fourie du Preez (SA Tests only), Ruan Pienaar, Jano Vermaak Piet van Zyl (Overseas Tests)
Fly-halves: Pat Lambie, Morné Steyn
Centres: Juan de Jongh, Jean de Villiers (c), JJ Engelbrecht, Jan Serfontein
Outside backs: Bjorn Basson, Bryan Habana, Zane Kirchner, Willie le Roux
So what do people think of the squad, our chances etc?
I for one am quite happy with the squad considering injuries my only concern being a fear that too much of relying on overseas based players will lead to an even bigger exodus of local talent (if that is possible.. scratch that I am sure it is).
As for our chances.. I am optimistic but think we aren't there yet to win outright unless we some upsets against NZ (who are still in poll position due to great continuity on top of there traditional abundance of talent). I'd be happy with winning all our home games and the game in Mendoza but would love a win in Australasia and think that would make for a very successful year if we could manage that but I think we are too green as a team to realistically expect a win there at this stage.
Props: Jannie du Plessis, Tendai Mtawarira, Trevor Nyakane, Coenie Oosthuizen, Gurthrö Steenkamp
Hookers: Bismarck du Plessis, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Adriaan Strauss
Locks: Eben Etzebeth, Juandré Kruger, Flip van der Merwe, Franco van der Merwe
Loose forwards: Willem Alberts, Marcell Coetzee, Siya Kolisi, Francois Louw, Duane Vermeulen
Scrum-halves: Fourie du Preez (SA Tests only), Ruan Pienaar, Jano Vermaak Piet van Zyl (Overseas Tests)
Fly-halves: Pat Lambie, Morné Steyn
Centres: Juan de Jongh, Jean de Villiers (c), JJ Engelbrecht, Jan Serfontein
Outside backs: Bjorn Basson, Bryan Habana, Zane Kirchner, Willie le Roux
So what do people think of the squad, our chances etc?
I for one am quite happy with the squad considering injuries my only concern being a fear that too much of relying on overseas based players will lead to an even bigger exodus of local talent (if that is possible.. scratch that I am sure it is).
As for our chances.. I am optimistic but think we aren't there yet to win outright unless we some upsets against NZ (who are still in poll position due to great continuity on top of there traditional abundance of talent). I'd be happy with winning all our home games and the game in Mendoza but would love a win in Australasia and think that would make for a very successful year if we could manage that but I think we are too green as a team to realistically expect a win there at this stage.