Rugby Championship 2025 (non-Aus matches)

[Dctarget]

I'd love it if the Argies toweled up the Boks and won the whole darn thing.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Etzebeth & De Allende recalled:

Springboks XV
15 Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 43 caps, 66 points (6t, 9c, 4p, 2dg)
14 Cheslin Kolbe (Tokyo Sungoliath) – 44 caps, 121 points (20t, 3c, 5p)
13 Canan Moodie (Vodacom Bulls) – 18 caps, 40 pts (8t)
12 Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 91 caps, 55 points (11t)
11 Ethan Hooker (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 3 caps, 0 points
10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers) – 13 caps, 58 points (17c, 8p)
9 Cobus Reinach (DHL Stormers) – 44 caps, 75 pts (15t)
8 Jasper Wiese (Urayasu D-Rocks) – 37 caps, 10 points (2t)
7 Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 91 caps, 60 pts (12t)
6 Siya Kolisi (captain, Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 96 caps, 65 points (13t)
5 Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls) – 11 caps, 0 pts
4 Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 136 caps, 35 points (7t)
3 Thomas du Toit (Bath) – 28 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 82 caps, 120 pts (24t)
1 Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 45 caps, 0 pts

Replacements
16 Jan-Hendrik Wessels (Vodacom Bulls) – 7 caps, 10 pts (2t)
17 Boan Venter (Edinburgh) – 4 caps, 5 pts (1t)
18 Wilco Louw (Vodacom Bulls) – 22 caps, 0 pts
19 RG Snyman (Leinster) – 44 caps, 15 points (3t)
20 Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 57 caps, 55 points (11t)
21 Morne van den Berg (Lions) – 3 caps, 10 points (2t)
22 Manie Libbok (Kintetsu Liners) – 22 caps, 128 pts (1t, 42c, 13p)
23 Andre Esterhuizen (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 23 caps, 10 pts (2t)

 

[Blue]

Ox out with niggle. Boan promoted from bevh. Van Staden comes onto bench as hooker replacement. (and JH Wessels moves to LH prop cover having been hooker cover, but will still take over lineout throwing from Marx)

 

[Baldric]

The Angus Gardener Show.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

The Angus Gardener Show.

He just never shuts up.

Ever.

"Don't go in there. It's silly. Silly."

"Thank you my friend"

Kolbe with an alltime brainfart in this one. As soon as he casually dropkicked the ball from the ingoal towards no one in particular I said that ball is live now. If I was Rassie I wouldve dragged him on the spot

conversely, Sacha F attempting a 50/22 then going videogame mode to chase down his own kick and score a try from it

 

[stillmissit]

Sasha's efforts for SA, was the best 5/8 effort I have seen for a very long time.

 

[LeCheese]

The dropout-that-wasn't from Kolbe that led to the Argies try is an all time faux pas

For those who haven't seen:

rugby.com.au on Instagram: "Always be ready #TheRugbyChampionship #TRC"

1,633 likes, 16 comments - rugbycomau on September 27, 2025: "Always be ready #TheRugbyChampionship #TRC".

www.instagram.com

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

The dropout-that-wasn't from Kolbe that led to the Argies try is an all time faux pas

For those who haven't seen:

rugby.com.au on Instagram: "Always be ready #TheRugbyChampionship #TRC"

1,633 likes, 16 comments - rugbycomau on September 27, 2025: "Always be ready #TheRugbyChampionship #TRC".

www.instagram.com

Up there with Campo's 1989 Lions series-losing whoopsie...

Sasha's efforts for SA, was the best 5/8 effort I have seen for a very long time.

Up there with Dan Carter v 2005 B&IL.

 

[Dctarget]

South Africa (v Argentina): 15-Damian Willemse, 14-Cheslin Kolbe, 13-Canan Moodie, 12-Damian de Allende, 11-Ethan Hooker, 10-Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9-Cobus Reinach, 8-Jasper Wiese, 7-Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6-Siya Kolisi (captain), 5-Ruan Nortje, 4-Eben Etzebeth, 3-Thomas du Toit, 2-Malcolm Marx, 1-Ox Nche, Replacements: 16-Bongi Mbonambi, 17-Jan-Hendrik Wessels, 18-Wilco Louw, 19-RG Snyman, 20-Kwagga Smith, 21-Grant Williams, 22-Manie Libbok, 23-Jesse Kriel.