So a squad of 36 is being selected for the RC

Rassie says the experiments are over and that an experienced squad will be selected

So the obvious selections are

Fassi / Kolbe / Arendse / Edwil / Mapimpi/ Am / Jessie / Moodie / de Allende / Esterhuizen / Willemse / Pollard / Sacha / Libbok / Williams / Faf / Ox / Wilco / Koch / Marx / Bongi / Eben / RG / Lood / Mostert / Nortje / Kolisi / Kwagga / PSDT / v Staaden and Jasper Wiese - that’s 31

Which leaves 5 from Willie / Hooker / vd Bergh / Reinach / Steenkamp / Wessels / Thomas / Ntlabakanye / Marnus vd Merwe / Cobus Wiese / Vincent Tsituka and Roos

I am not sre about the 36 man squad - is that an annouced number?

There are a fe names in your above list which I doubt would in fact being icluded in teh squad and those are Willie, Esterhuizen and Mostert, The one promise Erasmus made of letting willie play in his 100rd tent was fulfilled and he is nlikely to be in future squads. I doubt hether the suad would have 5 centers and if that be the case it leaves Esterhuizen out of contention. I also doubt whether the squad wold include the 33 year old Mostert since in the matches he played this year he was a passenger and producced nothing - or even less than nothing. There will be six props in the squad as well as 3 hookers.

The squad will contain at leat the following:-

5 outside backs

3 Centers

2 flyhalfs

3 scrmmies

2 backline all-rounders

6 Props

3 Hookers

4 Locks

5 Loosies

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I am not sre about the 36 man squad - is that an annouced number?

There are a fe names in your above list which I doubt would in fact being icluded in teh squad and those are Willie, Esterhuizen and Mostert, The one promise Erasmus made of letting willie play in his 100rd tent was fulfilled and he is nlikely to be in future squads. I doubt hether the suad would have 5 centers and if that be the case it leaves Esterhuizen out of contention. I also doubt whether the squad wold include the 33 year old Mostert since in the matches he played this year he was a passenger and producced nothing - or even less than nothing. There will be six props in the squad as well as 3 hookers.

The squad will contain at leat the following:-

5 outside backs

3 Centers

2 flyhalfs

3 scrmmies

2 backline all-rounders

6 Props

3 Hookers

4 Locks

5 Loosies

.

Esterhuisen will definitely be there!!! and do you have nothing else on your brain than Esterhuisen??

Mike you are the only fool on this planet that does not rate Esterhuizen - he will definitely be in the squad and rightly so

He was excellent the other day in partnership with Moodie

And he's been trained as a hybrid player, they're not going to drop him now.

Is Steenekamp still injured? As there is one LH prop missing from the squad…

Boan Venter is a good pick, and he performed well in the scrum.

Knowing Rassie, I don't think he is going to select those who just debut this season. A few had good games but it is very hard to judge how much better they were.

I think it is going to be the same recycled bunch of players. Koch, Bongi, Kwotalisi etc.

I didn't see Rassie looking at the next batch of players to take over the Baton. He stuck with two players at 12. Moodie is the obvious backup to Kriel at 13. Esterhuizen to dud at 12 and potentially bomb squad back row cover.

Zulu boy imploded, so Manie is the natural backup to Pollard.

Ox, Marx are the front runners, but tighthead we are not clear.

I know who I want to be my lock combo. Lood and RG. Eben just looks empty at the moment

Steenkamp and Am must still be injured

If I was Rassie I’d be dumping Willie, Mapimpi, Reinach, Faf, Koch and Mostert based on age and status

So we still missing a back up looshead prop? I think Venter stands a good chance of getting in….

Or then Thomas ( Not wanting to start up that discussion again) but he was not really stamping down his authority….

Thomas is a class player who is being fucked about having to play loosehead given he has spent his career at Bath playing tighthead

Squad looseheads are Ox, Boan Venter and Wessels who also plays hooker Sternkamp is in the squad so I presume he will be ready soon otherwise what’s the point of having him there

Then of course there is Thomas

Let’s see who Rassie picks. When will the squad be announced?

Actually Faf demonstrated on Saturday he is still very effective. Wessels should play hooker, not strong enough for prop.

Yes Faf was good - bullshit re Wessels he was great at loosehead for the Bulls

Wessels is not a prop for goodness sake. Every bloody time he plays LH, it’s clear to see that he struggles at scrum time.

He is a good hooker and that’s that. I hate it when coaches try and force players in a playing position, that they are not adequate for.

Like with John Smit…..

Percentage wise wessels is not even close to being a proper prop…. A obvious sign, just like with Thomas, is the crooked back or collapsing under pressure at scrum time.

I have seen this more than once with Wessels at scrum time.

Stop speaking out of your fucking ignorant arse

If Wessels struggled as much as you idiotically say he did do you really think Jake would have started him there in virtually every game you idiot?

Shut the fuck up….Steenekamp started most of the games until he was injured, you abstract lunatic!! Liar….

Besides that White never ever favoured him to start over Steenekamp!!

This post just proves that you are not so Rugby astute as you proclaim!! Wessels is a hooker you fucking dumb cunt!!

He is not a prop and definitely not good at it…..if he was such a prominent prop, why did Rassie not pick him huh??

Keep on provoking, sooner than later I will run into you in the Eastern Cape en dan gaan jy Kak Boeta:)

Steenkamp has not played for the Bulls since the end of Feb you fucking idiot

Since then Wessels has started at loosehead for most of the Bulls games

Idiot

" Steenekamp started most of the games until he was injured" Can you read??

It honestly doesn’t look that way…keep on screaming, it won’t make wessels or Thomas better props:) They can’t scrum!

You are a fucking idiot

So the premiership team of the year with Thomas as the tighthead, selects a 3 that can’t scrum

And Jake selected a loosehead in Wessels who can’t scrum

Give up on rugby you ignorant prick - go watch darts it involves not having to use much brainpower

Fucking idiot

That’s all you got is insults coward, like I told you before scream as hard as you like, it won’t make Thomas or wessels better props:)

They can’t scrum.

If they so good why aren’t they starting for the boks?? Thomas got humiliated from minute 44 by the Number 18 Georgian substitute TH prop.

His back was crooked under the pressure:)

Hey Tit your credibility is shot:) Jy prat die heel tyd Kak!

You fucking ignorant twat

They are not starting for the Boks because Ox and Wilco are better you monkey

Stick to darts - you are too stupid for rugby

Too fucking dumb

I am not the one proclaiming that they top props, you are!

so if they so good, as you say they are, then surely they can challenge the top props??

The truth is you talking shit again and these two are sub standards props….man you are a retard:)

Fucking just shut up and try and save some face…..pls let me know when you in SA again, so we can meet up.