South Africa claimed a hard-fought 2-1 series win over Wales again in July, however there have been nonetheless some query marks over key gamers within the Bok workforce resembling Elton Jantjies, who solely featured within the first half of the opening Test, producing a largely forgettable efficiency.
As the Rugby Championship received underway, it was clear that Jantjies was in want of some game-time in an effort to regain some type and confidence, however it was unclear when that chance would arrive.
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As it seems, the Boks have opted to revert to a five-three forwards-to-backs cut up for this Saturday’s conflict towards the Wallabies, which has opened the door for Jantjies to make his return to the matchday 23.
It will likely be an all-important sport for him, notably after his show within the opening Test towards Wales, which noticed the flyhalf changed at half-time after his error-strewn show.
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Back then, Nienaber steered Jantjies’ detached type was because of an absence of sport time, however on Monday the Bok coach mentioned he felt they’d seen sufficient from the skilled playmaker in coaching to really feel he was prepared for one more run towards the Wallabies.
“In terms of Elton’s form, like I said with Frans (Steyn), the only place where we can see them is in training, which we push to match intensity. He has been performing well in training, so I expect him to be much sharper,” Nienaber commented.
“It will be nice to see what Frans can bring to the party. We know last year, when we played New Zealand, Frans came on when we won on the Gold Coast. He had an unbelievable game. We know what he can bring and he is experienced. We are just looking forward to getting Frans back on to the park.”
EVEALED: REASON FOR BOKS STARTING DWEBA AHEAD OF MARX
BOK TEAM TO FACE AUSTRALIA IN ADELAIDE:
15 – Damian Willemse (DHL Stormers) – 20 caps, 12 pts (1t, 2c, 1p)
14 – Warrick Gelant (Racing 92) – 10 caps, 15 pts (3t)
13 – Lukhanyo Am (Cell C Sharks) – 30 caps, 30 pts (6t)
12 – Damian de Allende (Wild Knights) – 62 caps, 35 pts (7t)
11 – Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks) – 29 caps, 105 pts (21t)
10 – Handre Pollard (Leicester Tigers) – 64 caps, 662 pts (7t, 90c, 144p, 5d)
9 – Faf de Klerk (Yokohama Canon Eagles) – 39 caps, 25 pts (5t)
8 – Duane Vermeulen (Ulster) – 62 caps, 15 pts (3t)
7 – Pieter-Steph du Toit (Toyota Verblitz) – 62 caps, 25 pts (5t)
6 – Siya Kolisi (captain, Cell C Sharks) – 67 caps, 35 pts (7t)
5 – Lood de Jager (Wild Knights) – 60 caps, 25 pts (5t)
4 – Eben Etzebeth (Cell C Sharks) – 102 caps, 15 pts (3t)
3 – Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers) – 50 caps, 5 pts (1t)
2 – Joseph Dweba (DHL Stormers) – 3 caps, 0pts
1 – Ox Nche (Cell C Sharks) – 11 caps, 0pts
Replacements:
16 – Malcolm Marx (Kubota Spears) – 51 caps, 55 pts (11t)
17 – Steven Kitshoff (DHL Stormers) – 63 caps, 5 pts (1t)
18 – Vincent Koch (Wasps) 36 caps, 0 pts
19 – Franco Mostert (Honda Heat) – 55 caps, 5pts (1t)
20 – Kwagga Smith (Shizuoka Blue Revs) – 23 caps, 5 pts (1t)
21 – Jaden Hendrikse (Cell C Sharks) – 6 caps, 5 pts (1t)
22 – Elton Jantjies (NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes) – 45 caps, 329 pts (2t, 65c, 62p, 1d)
23 – Frans Steyn (Toyota Cheetahs) – 74 caps, 150 pts (11t, 7c, 24p, 3d)
EXCLUSIVE | SPRINGBOKS STAY THIRD IN WORLD RUGBY RANKINGS – BUT ONLY JUST!
Springbok document towards the Wallabies in Australia:
Played 41; Won 12; Lost 27; Drawn 2; Points for: 685, Points towards: 900; Tries scored 80, Tries conceded 91; Highest rating 38-12 in Brisbane (2013); Biggest win 26 factors in Brisbane (2013). Win % 29%.
Milestones:
- Handre Pollard wants one level to earn 50 Test factors towards Australia.
- Joseph Dweba will play his first Test towards Australia, with Jaden Hendrikse additionally on debut towards the Wallabies if he takes the sphere.
Miscellaneous:
- The whole Test caps for the Springbok beginning line-up is 671.
- There are 254 caps within the backline with 417 caps amongst the forwards. On the bench there are an extra 353 caps.
- The common caps per participant within the backline are 36, the forwards 52, whereas the gamers on the bench common 44.