Williams Taylor Lomax Vaai Darry Barrett Blackadder Savea Perenara McKenzie Clarke J. Barrett Proctor Jordan B. Barrett Aumua Tu'ungafasi Newell (tempted to name Tosi) Lord Papali'i Sititi Ratima Ioane/Havili(plays 10,12,15)

Barrett, Blackadder and Ardie to start... Papali'i and Sititi to finish. Start Vaai and Darry. They simply hace to live with the SA locks, not necessarily win every battle, but live with them. Barrett would give the side physicality, carrying prowess and size. Ethan can do his work at 7...work rate all day. This allows Savea to be Savea and frees up the backs a little. The ABs don't need three backs on the bench. They have guys who are versatile. Havili and Reiko are great bench options for them if they go with B.Barrett at FB.

Scott at 6 maybe?

This has to be the funniest show - the south african trying to copy the nzelanders accent saying names

WHY CAN"T THE SOUTH AFRICAN DUDE SAY KURTLE ARENDSE ????????????????? He's really trying to hard

I might be alone here, but what about Scott Barrett on the blindside, keep the locks as he's chosen, and put Blackadder at openside?

Put proctor at 13 and rieko at 14 with jordie at 12. Hard line to break there and clarke 11. Ratima 9 and bb at 10. Dmac, alb and tj bench

When this 2nations colladed the grass will always suffer no matter where they played home ground does'nt favour any side s

Personally, I think the AB's will win both test comfortably. They'll weather the initial storm, then set the pace, grind it out in the middle stages, blow the Boks away in the final quarter. The Boks will be hard to beat, but when are they not. This scenario is always the same everytime we go to SA. They're the favorites, we're the underdog, winning margin at Ellis Park - 25/26 to the Boks. I the ABs are fitter and have a lot more game breakers. That I believe will be the difference. 1. Williams 2. Taylor 3. Lomax 4. Vaii 5. Darry 6. Barrett 7. Cane's 8. Savea 9. Perenara 10. Mackenzie 11. Clarke 12. Barrett 13. Ioane 14. Jordan 15. Barrett 16. Aumua 17. Newell 18. Tu'ugafasi 19. Blackaddder 20. Papali'i 21. Finau 22. Hotham 23. Brown.

Barrett at 8 , give,s height , extra size in line out and scrum , great go forward on attack and defence. Leave locks and props as per last test.Savea at 7 get on the ball even quicker with Blackadder . Back 3 , Barrett, Jordan, Clarke. leave the rest the same. Jacobson and Papaliti subs .

I know this is what you'd like to see as far as the team being picked. But there is no way in the blue hells that Scott Barrett isn't starting. I also believe they'll start Sam Cane as well and bring Papali'i off the bench.

Dreaming to think Scott Barrett wont start if fit

Can you not say 15 instead of xv?

1. Ox 2. Marx 3. Malherbe 4. Etzabeth 5. PSDT 6. Kolisi 7. Dixon 8. Wiese 9. Williams 10. Sacha 11. Kolbe 12. De Allende 13. Kriel 14. Arendse 15. Le Roux 16. Bongi 17. Steenekamp 18. Koch 19. Snyman 20. Kwagga 21. Van Staden 22. Hendrikse 23. Pollard

Bruh not confident at all this game 😂 Boks looking Stromg asf! 1.Tamaiti 2.Taylor 3.Lomax 4.ScottB 5.Darry (gonna get eaten alive by Eben and RG) 6.Samipenis 7.Dalts 8.Savea 9.TJP 10.Dmac 11.Clarke 12.JordieB 13.Reiks 14.Jordan.BB 16.Aumua 17.Ofa 18.Tosi 19.Vaai 20.Blackadder 21.Cane (redemption arc incoming) 22.Ratima 23.ALB

Absolutely Ludacris saying Scooter won't be starting 😂 he had an finger injury nothing major. It will be Barret and Dary

I didn’t realise you were an all black selector what a load of crap

Scott Barrett will start with Va'i , Sam Cane will replace Dalton. Jordie and Reiko will be retained.

Dalton Papalii needs some cement pills

Agree with your centre pairing. Jordy and Reiko offer very little, they aren’t strong ball carriers nor can they score points. And for all those who say “Jordy can kick though” so can Dmac and Beauden, we don’t need a kicking 12 we need a ball running, distributing and tackle breaking midfield. Unfortunately they will go with Jordy and Reiko and we will lose both games.

What does everyone see in Dalton Papaliti ?

I would start Cane and I can't see Scotty B not starting.

Well chosen H. In particular, hope that Sam Cane plays a blinder of a game, if he plays. Quell the Springbok 8 , contain their superb backs, kick immaculately. If not; you know🏴‍☠☘

Yep

You oaks have no clue

There is no way, in a million years, that they are not going to pick Scott Barrett as starting lock (and captain). Yes, Vaa’i and Darry played well in the last test against Argentina - but not so well in the 1st test where the collective back five was underpowered. The shift in form is possibly because Argentina compromised their own combination by shifting a flanker to lock. Let’s be clear, the All Blacks have missed the physicality of Scott Barrett.

First bae

Will be 1.Steenekamp 2.Bongi 3.Frans 4.Eben. 5.Ruan 6.Kohlisi 7.PSTD 8.Louw 9.Cobus 10.Pollard 11.KLA 12.Damian 13.Kriel 14.Kolbe 15. Willie Bomb squad 6-2 16. Koch 17.Marx 18.OX 19.RG 20.BJD 21.Kwagga 22. Grant 23.Sacha

Steenekamp, Louw, Nico Janse van Rensburg and Sasha are probably going to start in Pretoria with RG and Pollard on the bench. Wiese we will only see in Capetown.

Critical for Boks to win ellis park test .. as i can then see at least 10 changes for capetown

We need williamse back at 15 .. our only FB who can run ball back .. awesome sidestep makes him so elusive

They gotta give Ben start at 8 ... Plleeaasseee !!

Hey it,s rubgbyitch hi .🥝🐉

1) Ox Nche 2_Bongi 3)Malherbe 4)Etzebeth 5)RG 6)Siya 7)PSDT 8)Wiese 9) Reinach 10)Pollard 11)Kolbe 12)Damian 13)Jessie 14)Kurtlee 15)Willie 16)Marx 17)Steven 18)Vincent Koch 19)Elrich Louw 20)Kwagga 21)Williams 22)Sacha 23)Moodie

Sorry dont agree with Jaden . He is not the best ..Grant is way better in attack...

Guys, Rassie will try different things. What they are is the question? A 1-1 result will probably be a success for Rassie, if he can further his depth building. RG Snyman is a great impact player , as is Ox. PSDT will end up in the 2nd row come the next World Cup. Dixon will fill that gap. That change may start sooner rather than later. Dixon will be on the bench at least. That’s a like for like swap. Ox’s strength is destructive when he comes on as an impact player. Steenkamp to start to continue that development. No Kitsoff I think. He’ll possibly start Wiese as he’ll want to reintroduce him, and he can bring on Kwagga if he’s struggling at halftime, as opposed to coming off the bench. Elrich Louw did well in Australia so it’s a tossup between them. While he’s tinkering I think he’ll want to keep the team as stable as possible. Pollard to start for the first test and then off the bench at 10 or 12 for the 2nd allowing him to start Sasha at home in Cape Town. He can always switch him out Sasha if he’s not working, or keep him on. There was a point to Pollard at 12 vs Australia. If he was looking to use Jayden I think he would have reintroduced him in Australia. Against the ABs, after effectively being 4th choice would be a surprise. ( behind Faff, who is recovering, Reinach, Williams), I don’t see. Willie is the 2nd playmaker and sees things no-one else does. Bench on the highveld will be 6-2.

Guys you missed out on Gerhard Steenekamp and Ben-Jason Dixon.Spicey plumb has just returned from an injury and 1st test may be too soon.Enjoyed the discussion and knowledge of SA rugby.

Boks are going to smash the AB,S

Ellis Park has a fast pitch conducive to running rugby.Wind seldom a factor.Weather should be good on last day of winter.Expect a high scoring game.Kicks go far.A goal kickers paradise.Don’t over rate high altitude as very few Boks play their rugby at altitude at present.Long may the rivalry continue.

I tell u wat ,if the allblacks win the first one then they will win both , same goes for the Boks ,first one is the most important

If anyone wants to see a punch being thrown......then watch boxing......they generally do that there 🙄 FFS

There have been leaks that came out today that said cobus would be 9 and Sacha at 10. Ox on the bench with Steenekamp starting. PSDT starts at 4, BJ Dixon at 7 and Elrich Lowe at 8. Of course these are just leaks so take them with a grain of salt

Adesanya was comfortably winning that fight until he got tripped up and strangled. Fair play to DDP.

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Edwil van der Merwe is injured.

Starting xv spot on

There are rumours that Spicy Plum will not be part of the squad. He'll be replaced by Gerhardt Steenekamp. Elrich Louw will start ahaed of Wiese and the big one, Sacha to start ahead of Pollard

8 and 10 are gonna be big calls for the first test, 5 and 9 too but i feel that the rest of the positions pick themselves

Going to be a cracker. Im enjoying the buildup. Need to buy my beers on thursday. Gona be an early start.

Up the Boks 😁