Springbok team to play Wales in 1st Test

[no.8]

Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has named the following team to play Wales in the Incoming Tours test at Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein on Saturday:

1. Gurthrö STEENKAMP (13) Cheetahs
2. John SMIT (c) (75) Clermont, France
3. Brian MUJATI (0) Stormers
4. Bakkies BOTHA (45) Bulls
5. Andries BEKKER (0) Stormers
6. Luke WATSON (1) Stormers
7. Juan SMITH (42) Cheetahs
8. Pierre SPIES (9) Bulls
9. Bolla CONRADIE (15) Stormers
10. Butch JAMES (26) Bath, England
11. Bryan HABANA (36) Bulls
12. Jean DE VILLIERS (33) Stormers
13. Adrian JACOBS (10) Sharks
14. Tonderai CHAVHANGA (2) Stormers
15. Conrad JANTJES (11) Stormers

16. Bismarck DU PLESSIS (10) Sharks
17. CJ VAN DER LINDE (48) Cheetahs
18. Victor MATFIELD (67) Bulls
19. Danie ROSSOUW (31) Bulls
20. Ruan PIENAAR (19) Sharks
21. Peter GRANT (2) Stromers
22. Percy MONTGOMERY (94) Perpignan, France

[jargan83]

should i even bother seeing how many times i can bait badger??

[Badger]

probably not.

[robyn <3]

PERCY IS THERE!! ...otherwise, looks good

[Shaun]

A good side; but it could be better, you can already see the politics.

Will be tough not supporting them this year...

The Springboks will always be my second side and I will always respect them.

[KenyaQuin]

A good side; but it could be better, you can already see the politics.

Will be tough not supporting them this year...

The Springboks will always be my second side and I will always respect them.

All Blacks the first?

[Burgs]

Crikey Shaun, I didn't think you would follow it through
Welcome to the Gold & Green (as oppossed to the Green & Gold)

[Burgs]

All Blacks the first?

(Apart from knowing the history) probably not going by his avatar and location KQ

[KenyaQuin]

(Apart from knowing the history) probably not going by his avatar and location KQ

I figured but couldn't resist..

[Shaun]

Cheers, getting a bit of slack from some of my South African mates; but most of them will swap over soon enough, thought it was right to leave them at the top.

[lara93]

NO RYAN KANKOWSKI!!!....WHATT

[pieter blackie]

Go my Bokkies go

[force addict]

So even though Percy plays in France he is still eligable(sp?) for Boks?

[pieter blackie]

There are two things we know about Wales. One; they score most of their tries from turnover ball. And two; they’ve just come off the back of a major triumph in the Six Nations – the sniff of Springbok blood will make them difficult to overcome.

There is another problem for the Springboks. His name is Dave Pearson - a pedantic little buggar from up north who loves to apply every letter of the rule. With Stephen Jones in toe - and the home team battling with the idea of yet another rule change - Wales could stay in touch through increments of three.


What the Boks need to do to win this one – and they should win it – is use the......

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[The Lone Hydrangea]

I can see a possible victory song here(from a team that can sing). Should be a cracker of a game. Time to see if the Welsh are the real deal.