According to news reports, the young Sharks sensation, Pat Lambie might be making his bok debut this weekend.
This following a spell of injuries hitting the newly announced Springbok squad.
Pat and Morne Steyn practiced in the Flyhalf and inside centre comination and was rotated in these two positions yesterday at Hyde Park High.
Ruan Pienaar and Hougaard both practised on Scrumhalf. Willem Alberts is struggling from a calve injury and missed the practice yesterday. It seems Daniel and Stegmann will take a backseat to Kanko, Smith and Spies who were practicing line-outs with Victoria and Windgatbakkies.
I sincerely hope that this (playing Lambie between flyhalf, centre and full back) is not going to turn into a “Francois Steyn Saga”…
Having Said that…I just want to see Pat in the Green and Gold!!! You go, you good thing! 😉
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Every one that have access to Beeld, see the pictures of Lambie and Jantjies on page 14!! They are KIDS! I had to look twice thinking it was old school pics, then realised its their Springbok training jerseys they have on, and was obviously taken yesterday! 😯
Pat can do it but I would have prefered if it happened under a different coach.
Jeez, it’s not perfect hey. I’d rather keep him at flyhalf. Does anyone know if Morne Steyn can play inside centre?
Screw that, put Kanko there. Should work worderfully.
Strange that Lambie lost out to Elton as young player of the year. 🙄 O well… such is life.
So hoff is gonna play 6 now? This oke has lost the plot
I can confirm to you guys it is highly unlikely Jean will be fit for Ireland, which leaves us with one fit centre in the squad in Adi.
I expect to see Lambie run out at 12.
Man the Sharks broke all the Province Center’s. 😆
@Ice-Cool CC Champ 2010 (Comment 1) : still waiting for the questionare?
@Morné (Comment 6) : It’s going to be a long day at the office for the Boks on Saturday. Talk about a baptism of fire for Lambie.
@robdylan (Comment 5) : Crazy I tell you. I can’t believe that Spies would be prefered ahead of Alberts or Kanko at 8. Surely Keegan needs to start now!
I would actually play Spies at 6. Alberts 8 and Juan 7
Scrap that…
Kak combo.
Sheez we have problems in the loosies…
I can’t see him pick Daniel for his debut test and it would be damn risky to pick Stegmann after so little rugby in the last couple of months…
Neither can I see Alberts starting…
@Morné (Comment 10) : spies at 6????? No man rather go with keegs
@Morné (Comment 6) :
So we are going to have a new centre combination, made up of Adi who is a great centre but has only had 20 minutes in 6 months, and a debutant. Could be interesting.
Is O’Driscoll in the Ireland setup for this clash?
If I had to pick a loose trio right now..
6. Daniel (on form)
7. Juan Smith (always fantastic and an old head)
8. Kanko (has shown he can play the tight game)
Steggman/Spies on the bench
@Morné (Comment 10) : Spies can’t even bend down propely….how the hell will he be able to steal a ball on the ground?
I would play
6. Keegan/Stegmann ( I wish Deysel was fit.)
7. Juan
8. Alberts
Do the Irish play an out & out fertcher?
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 13) :
He is still doubtful
@Pokkel (Comment 17) :
Almost none of the NH do these days.
i put the picture up in the post i was referring to in comment 1!
Click on the picture and you can see the whole scan without the banner over poor Jantjies! 😆
@Ice-Cool CC Champ 2010 (Comment 20) : Thanks now can see half of it 😈 😉
@Morné (Comment 18) :
That is kinda good news, because I really rate him, and he could be a handful for any centre pairing!
@Ice-Cool CC Champ 2010 (Comment 21) :
Thanx Ice.. I saw those pics last week, they were taken at the training camp they went on before the final. They look so small and young hey?
I know Lambie would do great wherever he’s picked. I wouldn’t pick him at 15, but either 10 or 12 would be fine. It actually won’t be such a bad thing to start him at 12 for his fist game, but not outside of another youngster in Jantjies. If Lambie has to cover 12 then Morne Steyn should start.
Otherwise Pdiv should bring in Andries Struass to tackle all the Ireland centers of the field like he did with WP.
Any news on who will be replacing January? Or did they just bring Zane in? Surely you should have three scrummy’s on tour?
@ Rich – oh thanks! Yes they do – those pics just shows u how young they still are! I mean, its a shock when you know a guy just played a CC final like a man, yet he’s only a boy in physique!
@Letgo (Comment 25) :
Krusty the clown seems to have replaced Januarie, because Adi replaced de Jongh, Steggman replaced Schalk, and then Kirchner came in.
They will probably play Hougie at 9 with Morne at 10 (thats a nice working combination) with Pienaar on the bench to cover the entire backline..
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 27) : would have given louis ludick a chance before crusty ,even riaan from the kwas damn the choosing crusty!! btw does pokkel mean dumpling in afrikaans? i,ve tried to get this out of poks before but with little success?
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 13) : 32 min 15sec… 😈
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 27) : If you had to pick a team out of the guys available on tour. Who would you pick?
Don’t consider what pdiv would do, I don’t care about that!
@ruggabugga (Comment 28) :
I would describe the meaning of pokkel as follows:
In a sentence: Harold Verster het POKKEL breins in sy kop nie.
@Charlie (Comment 29) : haha 😆 😆
@KSA Shark © (Comment 31) :
Victoria Matfield het POKKEL leierskap eienskappe nie.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 31) : harold ,pdiv ,keo,manie van die lions etc etc 😆 😆 p beteken f 😆
@ KSA Bwahahahahahahahaha!!
Pokkel could be translated as Chubby…but in Pokkels case its about a kiddies TV program character (although he does qualify for my transaltion too! )
@ruggabugga (Comment 28) : @KSA Shark © (Comment 31) : @Ice-Cool CC Champ 2010 (Comment 36) : You guys having fun? 😐
@Charlie (Comment 29) :
Jammer oom..
I still want him to play though, dont get me wrong, but a bit more gmae time would have been preferable
@Letgo (Comment 30) :
1. Beast
2. Bismarck
3. Jannie
4. Flip vd Merwe
5. Matfield
6. Daniel
7. Smith
8. Kanko
9. Hougie
10. Morne Steyn
11. Basson
12. Lambie
13. Adi
14. Mvovo
15. Aplon
@KSA Shark © (Comment 31) : @KSA Shark © (Comment 33) : Tikkel tokkel ek voel pokkel 😀
@Pokkel (Comment 40) : 😯 😆
@Letgo (Comment 30) :
1 Beast
2 Bissie
3 Jannie
4 Flip (Bakkies is beter maar ek kan hom nie verdra nie)
5 Victoria
6 Keegs
7 Juan (Alberts as hy reg is)
8 Kanko
9 Hougaardt
10 Steyn (boring maar kan skop of kon)
11 Mvovu
12 Patrick
13 Adi (O Driscoll is oud, maar hy gaan ADI laat suffer. Ek dink Stefan sou beter wees
14 Aplon
15 Pienaar
Joe maar hulle het die weirdste kombinasie van spelers daar. Geen proper fullback nie. Geen senters nie, honderde loosies waarvan ouens soos Spies nie as n loosie beskryf kan word nie, want hy is te “Hoog” om grond toe te gaan.
Ek kan verstaan dat pdv kopkrap om n span saam te flans
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 39) : I would probably not play 2 rookie wings in this game. So I’ll go with Habana at 11 and Basson at 14? I would also start Alberts ahead of Kanko!
Sodra Steyn ,dis nou Frans, kom, sal ek Patrick op 10 en Francois op 12 speel. Aplon kan diens doen op 15 as hulle Basson n kans wil gee, maar hy is vinnig, maar ek weet nie van toetsrugby nie.
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 39) : We can be coach and ass coach as no or little conflict who to play
So its true?? Lambie will be Michaelhouse’s first Springbok??!!
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 14) : Agreed !
@Ice-Cool CC Champ 2010 (Comment 46) : correct
@ actually unbelievable!!
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 39) : I’d Probably go for something like that. It would be great to see Keegs and Kanko both in the same Bok team!
@Stef (Comment 42) : Almost the same as Rich, not bad either. With the limited choices we have at 15. Ruan might be a good option, he might throw a tantrum though.
@Letgo (Comment 51) : I think he will throw a tantrum where ever he plays, because he does not know where he wants toplay. Steyn(Francois) will also throw a tantrum but so what.
@Letgo (Comment 51) :
I think Ruan has proved that he is a class scrummie, and can play there really well in the European conditions. Lets hope he gets a run there on this tour.