The Springbok side to play the All Blacks in Christchurch on Saturday was announced today.
Sharks lock Johann Muller has been appointed the 53rd Springbok captain and there are five changes to the team that lost to Australia in Sydney last weekend.
-Â JP Pietersen moves to fullback to replace Bevin Fortuin, who is dropped.
- Jaco Pretorius takes Pietersen’s place on the wing.
-Â Jaques Cronje comes in for the injured Bob Skinstad at No 8.
-Â Lock Albert vd Berg replaces Johan Ackermann who is also injured.
-Â Bismarck du Plessis gets a start at hooker ahead of Gary Botha.
The Springbok side is as follows:
01. CJ van der Linde.
02. Bismarck du Plessis
03. Jannie du Plessis
04. Johann Muller (C)
05. Albert van den Berg
06. Wikus van Heerden
07. Pedrie Wannenburg,
08. Jacques Cronje
09. Ruan Pienaar
10. Derick Hougaard
11. Jaco Pretorius
12. Wynand Olivier
13. Waylon Murray
14. Breyton Paulse
15. JP Pietersen
Replacements:
16. Gary Botha
17. Eddie Andrews
18. Gerrie Britz
19. Hilton Lobberts
20. Michael Claassens
21. Peter Grant
22. Tonderai Chavanga
tonderai ‘blunder’ chavanga – the supersub off the bench against the all blacks to win it at the death. i think not.
AB’s by 15 if things go well for Boks.
not particularly optimistic at the best of times, but for a true perspective take the All Black team sheet and do a player by player comparison. It starts off ok, and then we get to Liefling and it all goes horribly wrong.
ABs by 30 unless Steady Eddie comes on. Then ABs by 50. Unless ‘blunder’ chavanga comes on. Then Abs by 60…