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The Bok side to take on Italy has been named and Jean Deysel is one of three uncapped players in the match 22. The team shows several changes to the side that lost to France, all of them amongst the forwards.
Two players from that game have been ruled out entirely, with Bismarck du Plessis and Schalk Burger both succumbing to rib injuries. Adriaan Strauss will earn his seventh test cap as he starts at hooker, while versatile Danie Rossouw has been picked at blindside flank. Further rotational changes in the pack see Andries Bekker start ahead of Victor Matfield and uncapped Wian du Preez come in for Beast Mtawarira. Matfield, Mtawarira and Jean Deysel are all on the bench, together with the recalled BJ Botha, who will presumably take over at tighthead later in the game, with John Smit moving in to hooker. CJ van der Linde has been ruled out.
The backs are the same, although Francois Hougaard has been included as scrumhalf cover, with Ruan Pienaar and Wynand Olivier retaining their spots on a 4-3 bench. Last week, they were the only two backline replacements, as Peter de Villiers opted for a 5-2 split. He doesn’t have enough fit forwards to do the same against Italy.
Bok 22:
1 Wian du Preez (new cap)
2 Adriaan Strauss
3 John Smit (capt)
4 Bakkies Botha
5 Andries Bekker
6 Heinrich Brüssow
7 Danie Rossouw
8 Ryan Kankowski
9 Fourie du Preez
10 Morné Steyn
11 Bryan Habana
12 Adrian Jacobs
13 Jaque Fourie
14 JP Pietersen
15 Zane Kirchner
16 Tendai Mtawarira
17 Brendan Botha
18 Victor Matfield
19 Jean Deysel (new cap)
20 Francois Hougaard (new cap)
21 Ruan Pienaar
22 Wynand Olivier
Hope Kanko has a better one!
Well done Wolla!! Make us proud!!
wolla you biscuit!
is it wrong to hope that Danie goes off early?
Well done Wolla…I have no doubts that you’ll grab this opportunity…and the ball…with both hands…
Eish, ja neh? Bekker – but if he sticks to basic (does he know how? ) – he should be okay…
Kanko – you have to turn the corner here – nothing will be solid unless you put in another good performance against Ireland as well…
Bokke!
@robdylan (Comment 2) :
Hehehe…I almost said the same thing in my comment…
but then I thought we still have Ireland ahead…
I would have given Smit a bit of a ‘rest’ and played him at 2 with BJ starting at TH. Kanko’s last chance to prove himself I think.
@robdylan (Comment 2) :
Nahhh…
@robdylan (Comment 2) : How Danie gets to start is a myth in the last three games he has looked jaded and hasn’t done anything amazing imho.
@Pokkel (Comment 5) : I agree, its I think the last chance Kanko has to prove himself. If he carries on the way he has this season I think he will also lose the Black and WHite jersey to Alberts.
@Pokkel (Comment 5) : is it really, though? I mean, we know what he has to offer as a player. Sure, he’s off form, but do we honestly want to discard him based on one or two dodgy performances? Can we also get rid of Morne Steyn and Jaque Fourie, then? And Kirchner surely has to go.
@Sharksmad – The Blog’s Dudette (Comment 8) : but we haven’t even confirmed the signing of Alberts yet…
No Earl Rose??
How Ruan earns his place on the bench is beyond me…
@robdylan (Comment 9) : be reasonable…..Kanko hasn’t been great this whole year. Morne came in because he grabbed his chance with both hands. Zane and Kanko in the same boat IMHO
@robdylan (Comment 9) : Rob unfortunately this season’s performance is giving more ammunition to the Spies lobby group, and if he doesn’t turn the corner soon he may find he will not be selected again, especially with calls going for Alberts and Vermeulen to be included.
@robdylan (Comment 10) : I know, I know, just me trying to do some … Oh boy last the word – what is it when you think something often enough that it happens?
@Pokkel (Comment 12) :
I agree…he has been consistent this year…consitently bad..he had teh odd good game, whereas Morne for intsnt has been sonsitently good and had the odd off game..
Unfortunately, and Rob I think you know this, one cannot rely on “maybe he gets back into form” the “inform” player will have to get the nod..
@wpw (Comment 11) : With you there. How I wish someone would make him an offer so he stays in the UK. Ruan is crap!!!!!!!
@wpw (Comment 11) : wes, maybe if you did a little less trolling and a little more thoughtful posting, it would go down better. You’re not doing yourself much justice as a senior member of the site, you know…
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 15) :
See PDV’s kept his faith in 8 & 12
@robdylan (Comment 17) :
What doyou have to do to become a “senior member”, Robs?
@Sharksmad – The Blog’s Dudette (Comment 14) : wishful thinking?
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 20) : help out with running the site
@Charlie (Comment 19) :
Adi moet homself nou begin regruk!
@Original Pierre (Comment 16) : I don’t agree that. We’ve seen far too many class performances from him in the past for him suddenly to be “crap”. The same applies to Kanko.
@robdylan (Comment 22) :
Okay – give me ‘admin rights’ and I’ll show you running of the site!!
Then I can become a Senior Citizen!!
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 25) : now why does that suggestion scare me so?
@robdylan (Comment 21) : Thats it!!
I’d play Deysel instead of Danie.
@robdylan (Comment 26) :
It DOES???
I thought you’d appreciate the help, seeing that some of the senior members are trolls..
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 25) :
U already a Senior member Tannie!!!
@Sharksmad – The Blog’s Dudette (Comment 27) : I can read right into your mind. Now isn’t that a frightening thought?
@wpw (Comment 30) :
Ja but not of this site!!
Spot jy met ou tannies, seun??
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 29) : are you serious about that? As you’ll have noticed, we’ve really scaled back on posting articles form other sites. That’s mostly because of KSA’s work and reffing pressures.
We could definitely use some help with getting that up and running again… UNLESS there’s not a lot of value in it.
What do you guys think?
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 23) : Om vir wie te please
@wpw (Comment 30) :
Tannie se MAAAA!
@robdylan (Comment 31) : Oh boy now I am going to have to do a little cleaning up, especially when writing about players such as Bismarck, Juan etc
@robdylan (Comment 33) :
Sure, why not?
@Charlie (Comment 34) :
Vir my!
@robdylan (Comment 24) :
Too right, I dont want to see either of them in another teams shirt.
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 23) : @Charlie (Comment 34) : @Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 38) :
And THAT , my dear Friends, is lesson 1 in “How to get Charlie in a knot 101″
Look and learn!
Wiet jou man hiervan
@Charlie (Comment 41) :
Eks seker hy kan lees. ja..
@Charlie (Comment 41) :
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 38) :
and with THAT, I meant..MY opinion counts..wat het jy nou weer gedink?
@Salmonoid (Comment 39) : Salmo, the thought of Kankowski playing against us scares the SHIT out of me. Ruan as well, especially if he went to join an Aussie team where they were prepared to invest in him correctly and nurture his genius – not like this lot who call him “kak” every time he misses a kick at goal.
I wonder if he was kak when he nailed that injury time conversion against the Crusaders in 2007…
@wpw (Comment 43) :
Geniet jy die oomblik??
Geniet dit want dit hou nooit lank nie! 
@Sharksmad – The Blog’s Dudette (Comment 36) : it would take quite something for your mind to be dirtier than my own
@robdylan (Comment 45) :
Shit – that was a BEAUTT!! I remember it SO clearly!
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 46) :
Nee, ek geniet net kos (soos jy kon sien op my FB fotos)
On a different note: What does the “Cauldron” symbolises:
Is it literally : Captain in the Hot Pot / Potjie pot?
Or is it something else? Like this :dead warriors could be put into the cauldron and would be returned to life, save that they lacked the power of speech. It was suspected that they lacked souls. These warriors could go back into battle until they were killed again.
Or witchcraft connotation? Or in legend, a cauldron is purported to be where leprechauns keep their treasure.
Or scrying (a method of divining the future)??
@wpw (Comment 49) :
Ja nee – ongelukkig last dit nie net “‘n oomblik’ nie!!
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 42) : @wpw (Comment 43) : Los aide die storie, Joost was genoeg
@Charlie (Comment 52) :
eh?
@robdylan (Comment 45) :
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes!!!
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 53) : Ney, hy het mos anne ladies geplease, in plaas van sy eie
@wpw (Comment 54) :
Jinne – jy’s seker bly jys nie ‘n blind squirrel nie!!
@wpw (Comment 54) : Sieke ma net as hy besig is om te vrot
@Charlie (Comment 55) :
Ek verstaan nog steeds nie wat dit met alles uit te waai het nie..? Ek het gese hy moet my impress…nie please nie..
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 56) :
hahahaha
Now THAT was sharp!!! LOL
@wpw (Comment 59) :
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 58) : Jy change oek ma gou toe die ding dik raak, maar gaan check ma self comment 38, getik en confirm…”Vir my!” Dit was mos die antwoord op my vraag of hoe dan nou…joh ampe sê ek Tannie
@Charlie (Comment 61) :
NOOOO WAAAYYY Jose!! Ek het net gese hy moet hom nou self regruk, toe se jy vir wie, toe se ek vir my..(meaning to impress me ) nothing more nothing less…jy het dit in ‘n Joost saga laat ontaard!
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 62) :
GOT YOU 
@Charlie (Comment 63) :
Dis wat JY dink!!
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 64) : Joost het ook so gesê
@Charlie (Comment 65) :
Cheers peeps!
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 66) : Anyway ko os los ma jou beste pal op skool se saga en praat rugby, Bok rugby
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 67) : Ok Ice lekke aand
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 25) : Leave the “Senior Citizen” title alone…you know it’s mine
@Me2 aka Mama Shark (Comment 70) :
Someone had to keep your spirit high, and I got carried away..
We all know I am just a youngster still!
@Xmas Ice-Icle (Comment 71) :
You’re forgiven 