South Africa v Ireland 1am AEST 07/07

[Dctarget]

So envious of the amount of caps the Springboks can put out. That is a squad with depth.

Springboks XV
15 – Willie le Roux (Vodacom Bulls) – 93 caps, 75 pts (15t)
14 – Cheslin Kolbe (Suntory Sungoliath) – 31 caps, 91 points (14t, 3c, 5p)
13 – Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 67 caps, 80 points (16t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 78 caps, 55 points (11t)
11 – Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) – 15 caps, 65 points (13t)
10 – Handré Pollard (Leicester Tigers) – 69 caps, 698 points (7t, 96c, 152p, 5dg)
9 – Faf de Klerk (Canon Eagles) – 56 caps, 50 points (5t, 5c, 5pg)
8 – Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 41 caps, 35 pts (7t)
7 – Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) 78 caps, 40 points (8t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Racing 92) – 83 caps, 50 points (10t)
5 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 74 caps, 15 points (3t)
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 120 caps, 30 points (6t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 70 caps, 5 points (1t)
2 – Bongi Mbonambi (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 69 caps, 70 points (14t)
1 – Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 28 caps, 0 pts

Replacements
16 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 65 caps, 85 points (17t)
17 – Gerhard Steenekamp (Vodacom Bulls) – 1 cap, 0 points
18 – Vincent Koch (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 50 caps, 5 points (1t)
19 – Salmaan Moerat (DHL Stormers) – 4 caps, 0 points
20 – RG Snyman (Leinster) – 34 caps, 10 points (2t)
21 – Marco van Staden (Vodacom Bulls) – 18 caps, 0 pts
22 – Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 9 caps, 10 points (2t)
23 – Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers) – 1 cap, 7 points (2c, 1p)

 

[Sword of Justice]

I would have guessed Kolbe and Faf had double those caps. It is so enviable overall though.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

This is going to be a great game

 

[molman]

Hopefully. I think my Irish lads are going to miss players like Hugo Keenan, Mack Hansen and in particular Jamison Gibson-Park who has been the standout 9. I think they'll have something to prove, but this South Afirican team is looking as strong as ever.

 

[molman]

Irish XV
15. Jamie Osborne (Naas/Leinster)*
14. Calvin Nash (Young Munster/Munster)(6)
13. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster)(72)
12. Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht)(56)
11. James Lowe (Leinster)(31)
10. Jack Crowley (Cork Constitution/Munster)(14)
9. Craig Casey (Shannon/Munster)(14)

1. Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster)(64)
2. Dan Sheehan (Lansdowne/Leinster)(26)
3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)(76)
4. Joe McCarthy (Dublin University/Leinster)(10)
5. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster)(50)
6. Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)(captain)(105)
7. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster)(62)
8. Caelan Doris (St Mary’s College/Leinster)(41)

Replacements:

16. Rónan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster)(31)
17. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)(129)
18. Finlay Bealham (Buccaneers/Connacht)(40)
19. James Ryan (UCD/Leinster)(62)
20. Ryan Baird (Dublin University/Leinster)(20)
21. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)(116)
22. Ciaran Frawley (UCD/Leinster)(4)
23. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)(58).

*Denotes uncapped

 

[molman]

Ok, that Sheehan pass was special, not to mention how Lowe stayed in and got a pass away.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Yeah that was unbelievable

 

[molman]

Ok.. the Kolbe try was crazy. (though I suspect that Lowe might have been in touch there)

 

[molman]

Curious on Lowe's taken back call when in goal as he was able to get a (charged down) kick away.

 

[molman]

Good game. Could have really gone either way. Some pretty close calls and swings.

 

[Dan54]

Geez that was a bloody good test. Recorded and just watched, even Mrs Dan couldn't walk away from it. Can watch games like that anyday.

 

[KOB1987]

Ireland may well have won if James Lowe was still in Waikato.

 

[Bullrush]

Another game ruined by stoppages and TMO unnecessarily intervening

 

[molman]

Ireland may well have won if James Lowe was still in Waikato.

Disagree. His only real mistake was that flick back in and tbf that wasn't great kick from Pollard, Lowe had every chance to getting that back if Kolbe hadn't been flying like a bullet.

Another game ruined by stoppages and TMO unnecessarily intervening

Agree. There were a lot of stoppages. Besides serious injuries, what happened to game on.

Disagree on TMO, he only really popped in on the big moments (ie. try or not) which is what we want (well at least most fans seem to).

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Good intense battle I thought. There were times where I thought Ireland were just hanging on, but really they could have won that game. The Bokke didn't have it all their own way by any stretch and Ireland at times put some real pressure on them. I give them a massive chance to win the next one.

 

[pissedoffihavetoregister]

So envious of the amount of caps the Springboks can put out. That is a squad with depth.

Springboks XV
15 – Willie le Roux (Vodacom Bulls) – 93 caps, 75 pts (15t)
14 – Cheslin Kolbe (Suntory Sungoliath) – 31 caps, 91 points (14t, 3c, 5p)
13 – Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 67 caps, 80 points (16t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 78 caps, 55 points (11t)
11 – Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) – 15 caps, 65 points (13t)
10 – Handré Pollard (Leicester Tigers) – 69 caps, 698 points (7t, 96c, 152p, 5dg)
9 – Faf de Klerk (Canon Eagles) – 56 caps, 50 points (5t, 5c, 5pg)
8 – Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 41 caps, 35 pts (7t)
7 – Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) 78 caps, 40 points (8t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Racing 92) – 83 caps, 50 points (10t)
5 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 74 caps, 15 points (3t)
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 120 caps, 30 points (6t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 70 caps, 5 points (1t)
2 – Bongi Mbonambi (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 69 caps, 70 points (14t)
1 – Ox Nche (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 28 caps, 0 pts

Replacements
16 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 65 caps, 85 points (17t)
17 – Gerhard Steenekamp (Vodacom Bulls) – 1 cap, 0 points
18 – Vincent Koch (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 50 caps, 5 points (1t)
19 – Salmaan Moerat (DHL Stormers) – 4 caps, 0 points
20 – RG Snyman (Leinster) – 34 caps, 10 points (2t)
21 – Marco van Staden (Vodacom Bulls) – 18 caps, 0 pts
22 – Grant Williams (Hollywoodbets Sharks) – 9 caps, 10 points (2t)
23 – Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (DHL Stormers) – 1 cap, 7 points (2c, 1p)

yikes -7 players of the bok 15 are playing in japan - they are going to keep playing for years. A couple in europe and a few in Hollywood . Imagine our side if less than half were playing locally....

 

[Bullrush]

The thing I hated about the TMO intervention is that he chose to pick up one infraction while ignoring two others in the same play.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Yeah like the neck roll in that same play where the Ireland try was disallowed

 

[HogansHeros]

Was a much messier game than I expected.

Ireland really made a mess of the Bok's ruck at times.

Was a great game though, both impressive sides. Keen for game 2.

 

[KevinO]

Was a great game, disappointed with the result. So can the Boks do it again? Ireland have not lost two games in a row since Feb 2021 when they lost to France and Wales in the 6N.