The Boks will head into this Saturday’s last Rugby Championship Test in opposition to the Pumas in Durban with a robust likelihood of claiming a memorable title triumph, and on this context, Frans Steyn’s place within the aspect is trying extra vital than ever.
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It was confirmed on Monday that Damian Willemse is ready to be unavailable this week, with Steyn named to begin his first worldwide match at flyhalf since 2008.
Twitter customers shortly took be aware of the truth that Steyn might be beginning for the primary time in over 14 years, and a brand new development shortly took form, as may be seen beneath.
Springbok workforce to face Argentina in Durban:
15 – Willie le Roux (Toyota Verblitz) – 78 caps, 65 pts (13t)
14 – Canan Moodie (Vodacom Bulls) – 2 caps, 5pts (1t)
13 – Jesse Kriel (Canon Eagles) – 55 caps, 60 pts (12t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 65 caps, 45 pts, (9t)
11 – Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks) – 32 caps, 110 pts (22t)
10 – Frans Steyn (Toyota Cheetahs) – 77 caps, 156 pts (11t, 10c, 24p, 3d)
9 – Jaden Hendrikse (Cell C Sharks) – 9 caps, 10 pts (2t)
8 – Jasper Wiese (Leicester Tigers) – 17 caps, 0 pts
7 – Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 63 caps, 15 pts (3t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Cell C Sharks) – 70 caps, 35 pts (7t)
5 – Lood de Jager (Wild Knights) – 63 caps, 25 pts (5t)
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Cell C Sharks) – 105 caps, 15 pts (3t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 53 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 54 caps, 65 pts (13t)
1 – Steven Kitshoff (DHL Stormers) – 66 caps, 5 pts (1t)
Replacements:
16 – Bongi Mbonambi (Cell C Sharks) – 51 caps, 55 pts (11t)
17 – Ox Nche (Cell C Sharks) – 14 caps, 0 pts
18 – Vincent Koch (Wasps) – 36 caps, 0 pts
19 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 58 caps, 10 pts (2t)
20 – Duane Vermeulen (Ulster) – 64 caps, 15 pts (3t)
21 – Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 26 caps, 15 pts (3t)
22 – Faf de Klerk (Yokohama Canon Eagles) – 41 caps, 25 pts (5t)
23 – Kurt-Lee Arendse (Vodacom Bulls) – 2 caps, 5 pts (1t)
Frans Steyn has 77 Test caps to his identify
With Handre Pollard and Johan Goosen out injured, there are only a few different choices accessible for South Africa, and it was Steyn who crammed in at flyhalf when Willemse had to get replaced in Buenos Aires.
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STATS & FACTS
Springbok file in opposition to Argentina in South Africa:
Played 15, Won 14, Lost 1; Points for 550, Points in opposition to 272, Average rating 37-17; Tries scored 65, Tries conceded 25; Highest rating 73, Biggest win 60 pts (73-13), Win % 93%
Springbok file at Hollywoodbets Kings Park (total):
Played 34, Won 21, Lost 10, Drawn 3; Points for 835; Points in opposition to 601; Tries for 87; Tries in opposition to: 59.
Springbok workforce data at Hollywoodbets Kings Park:
Biggest win: 101-0 v Italy on 19 June 1999
Most tries: 15 v Italy on 19 June 1999
Most conversions: 13 v Italy on 19 June 1999
Most penalty objectives: 8 v New Zealand on 1 August 2009
Most drop objectives: 3 v South America on 3 May 1980 and v Ireland on 6 June 1981
Milestones:
- Eben Etzebeth will prolong his run as essentially the most capped Springbok participant in opposition to Argentina with this match marking his 19th Test in opposition to Los Pumas from 2012 to 2022.
- Following his two tries final weekend, Malcolm Marx is now the Springbok hooker with essentially the most Test tries – 13. Bongi Mbonambi is second on the record with 11 Test tries.
Miscellaneous:
- The complete Test caps for the Springbok beginning line-up is 809.
- There are 318 caps within the backline with 491 caps amongst the forwards. On the bench there are an extra 292
- The common caps per participant within the backline are 46, the forwards 59, whereas the gamers on the bench common 36.
