Springbok Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread

Schalk Burger makes his reappearance over the weekend in Currie Cup.

Welcome back Schalk

Also looks like Jake White will be the new coach at the Sharks.

Renewing partnership with his great captain John Smit.

Swiwi. wrote: »

Correct me if I'm wrong Emperor1989, but is your bedroom wall plastered with Springbok posters by chance

Good idea

A real shame that the boks couldn't win today. They played the best attacking rugby in nearly a decade. Really developed a game that surprised me. I always felt that the Boks were a good bit away from NZ and well ahead of the rest but its such a shame they couldn't win it.

Meyer deserves a hell of a lot of credit and I have been very critical of him and De Villers but they have restored great respect to the green jersey. Jean De V has one of the games of his career was sensational.

I was very disappointed today with the defense and decision making in key times by the boks. Fourie Du Preez made a critical mistake in not getting rid of the ball before half time and ran out of line that gave read the line to cut open the D for the first try. They really need to start improving that D against NZ as they are giving away such sloppy tries.

Huge positives from the rugby championship for the BOKS and made such a huge step forward. They need to win 3-0 now in the autumn and pray that Goosen comes back fit and ready for next year.

Xmas List: SOS for Bakkies Botha and Jacque Fourie. Englebrecht has played really well but is a 12 not a 13 and doesn't give them what Jan Serfontein can.

I have defended Zane Kirchner a lot but that is it now...made key mistakes was awful under the high ball and constantly made poor decision making with ball in hand. I not sure Meyer will pick him again after that for next season, he may still play again this year but for the real big matches i be surprised.

All roads lead to cardiff in a month.

My World Cup Team if fit.

1. Beast
2. Bismark
3. Jannie Du Plessis
4. Etzebeth
5. Bakkies
6. Brussow/Louw
7. Kolisi
8. Vermulen
9. Fourie Du Preez
10. Goosen
11. Willie Le Roux/JPP Pieterson
12. Jean De Villers
13. Jan Serfontein/Jacque Fourie
14. Habana
15. Francois Steyn/Lambie

Swiwi. wrote: »

No place for the burger? Meyer should bend over backwards to get Fourie for 2015.

No place for Burger I am afraid....after his illness and the quality of loosie around and not even in the squad I cant imagine him getting back to his former level and self.

Jacque Fourie would be a fantastic addition to that 13 shirt as he is a out and out 13.

Thought we had you everywhere but the last 20 mins on Saturday. Kieran Read is like 2 players and that is considering that Vermulen had his best game yet. I felt Meyer subs sucked the momentum and Bismark being taken off has to stop he is just better than Strauss full stop in every department.

Will be a test against Wales next month....expect them to win and make a statement there.

Peter Steph Du Toit is putting the greatest display of 2nd row dominance I have ever seen.

Just dominated Etzebeth from start to finish. A an absoulute star of the future....a great great player in the making.

Francois Steyn just back from injury is also playing a smashing game in the trenches.

Backs
Zane Kirchner, Gio Aplon, JP Pietersen, Willie Roux, Bryan Habana, JJ Engelbrecht, Jan Serfontein, Jaque Fourie, Jean de Villiers (capt), Morne Steyn, Pat Lambie, Johan Goosen, Ruan Pienaar, Jano Vermaak, Louis Schreuder.

Forwards
Duane Vermeulen, Siya Kolisi, Marcel Coetzee, Francois Louw, Willem Alberts, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Bakkies Botha, Eben Etzebeth, Flip van der Merwe, Bismarck du Plessis, Adriaan Strauss, Scarra Ntubeni, Frans Malherbe, Coenie Oosthuizen, Gurthro Steenkamp, Jannie du Plessis, Beast Mtawarira.

Squad leaked allegedly