SA lineup for Friday

[Darc Tiger]

http://www.leicestertigers.com/news/14053.php

South Africa (v Leicester Tigers, Welford Road, Friday 7.30pm)
15 Earl Rose
14 Odwa Ndungane
13 Juan de Jongh
12 Wynand Olivier
11 Jongi Nokwe
10 Ruan Pienaar
1 Gurthro Steenkamp
2 Chiliboy Ralepelle (captain)
3 Jannie du Plessis
4 Danie Rossouw
5 Andries Bekker
6 Heinrich Brüssow
7 Dewald Potgieter
8 Ashley Johnson
9 Heini Adams

Replacements
16 Bandise Maku
17 Heinke van der Merwe
18 Alistair Hargreaves
19 Davon Raubenheimer
20 Francois Hougaard
21 Meyer Bosman
22 Riaan Viljoen

Stronger than I expected! Should be a fantastic occasion, but our lads have really got their work cut out for them!

[me2]

That's a stronger side than you expected?

Seriously?!?


Of the SA touring squad, the 23 players with the least number of caps totalled 123...and that ignores positions. That's just the least experienced 23 in their 37 man squad.

The side that faces Tigers has 186 caps. (Average of only 8 caps per player).



By comparison, the (weak) Tigers side that played Saints at the weekend featured internationals with a total of 241 caps between them.



So, the International "World Champions" opposition for Friday has 186 caps while our thrown-together Premiership side on Saturday had 241 caps...and that side included some Academy lads making their club debuts as well!



Makes me wonder just how weak you expected the SA side to be!

[Darc Tiger]

First mid week game. First international game in a while. Your going to experiment and put the players with less caps on.

But the likes of Ndungane, Olivier, Nokwe, Pienaar, Ralepelle, Du Plessis, Rossouw, Brussow and Potgieter all all very much a handful!

[captain_insaino]

Even though i am not going to the game due to being in France i am disapointed that SA have not at least put some of their best players on the bench.
I understand that they have important international tour games coming up, but 24,000 people have bought tickets for a game to see what is largely the SA B team.

Just a quick question. Will the South African and English national anthems be played before the game?

[Tigerbeat]

The South African national Anthem was being played before the gates opened on Saturday.

[tigermad]

First mid week game. First international game in a while. Your going to experiment and put the players with less caps on.

But the likes of Ndungane, Olivier, Nokwe, Pienaar, Ralepelle, Du Plessis, Rossouw, Brussow and Potgieter all all very much a handful!

Ditto Darc Tiger. That is a World Class lineup for the game against Leicester and it should be a tasty encounter in front of 24000 on Friday. I shall be there.

[tigermad]

By the way, who is the referee for this game?

[me2]

Stuart Dickinson (Australia) is the referee with Roy Maybank and Robin Goodgrief as his cheerleaders.

[bluntiger]

I can't wait to see Heinrich Brussow on Friday. He was the man-of-the series for the saffers against the Lions in my opinion and the discovery of the year in world rugby.

Reminds me of Neil Back with the 'too small' arguements whilst he continues to steal turnover ball at the breakdown!

[Btiger24]

Hope we can put a good team out something like:
15 hamilton
14 amorosino
13 allen
12 mauger
11 murphy
10 staunton
9 grindal
1 ayerza
2 davies
3 cole
4 kay(prob. wont be used by england)
5 Blaze injury dependant
6 Parling/(newby if fit)
7 Piennar
8 Deacon

[Darc Tiger]

It all depends on which game Cockers takes as priority. Will he field a strong team for SA and rely on the academy to get the win in the Anglo-Welsh? Or will he put out a mixed for both?

[MJ Chairman]

It all depends on which game Cockers takes as priority. Will he field a strong team for SA and rely on the academy to get the win in the Anglo-Welsh? Or will he put out a mixed for both?

My own feelings are that he will mix and match for both fixtures erring towards the stronger side for the Leeds game

[LessThanSte]

Not a full test squad, no Habana, but that was probably to be expected;

South Africa: Earl Rose; Odwa Ndungane, Juan de Jongh, Wynand Olivier, Jongi Nokwe; Ruan Pienaar, Heini Adams; Gurthro Steenkamp, Chiliboy Ralepelle (capt), Jannie du Plessis, Danie Rossouw, Andries Bekker, Heinrich Brüssow, Dewald Potgieter, Ashley Johnson

Replacements: Bandise Maku, Heinke van der Merwe, Alistair Hargreaves, Davon Raubenheimer, Francois Hougaard, Meyer Bosman, Riaan Viljoen

[Kinoulton]

Problem Cockers has....

He can't really field a weakened side against Leeds after they turned over the Wycombe Wasps.