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Springboks player ratings vs Wales | Qatar Airways Cup
By Jack Tunney
1 Ox Nche - 9
A defensive masterclass from one of the world's greatest props. Dominated the inexperienced Welsh scrum,. felt like a cheat code watching Nche deliver this exhibition. Off at 67.
2 Malcolm Marx - 4
3 Vincent Koch - 7
4 Eben Etzebeth - 7
5 Franco Mostert - 7
6 Kwagga Smith - 7
7 Pieter-Steph du Toit - 8
8 Evan Roos - 8
9 Faf de Klerk - 7
10 Jordan Hendrikse - 5.5
11 Makazole Mapimpi - 6.5
12 Andre Esterhuizen - 4.5
13 Jesse Kriel - 9
14 Edwill van der Merwe - 9.5
15 Aphelele Fassi - 8.5
Substitutes
16 Bongi Mbonambi - 7
17 Ntuthuko Mchunu - 6
18 Frans Malherbe - 7
19 Salmaan Moerat - 7
20 Ben-Jason Dixon - 7
21 Grant Williams - 6.5
22 Sacha Mngomezulu - 7.5
23 Damian de Allende - 8
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Gotta love a coach who'll throw his players under the bus instead of taking the loss on his chin. No wonder his team lacks confidence with a bellend like him in charge.
Go to commentsI agree re-Barrett, he would be an excellent 6. Vaai he called him the squads Terminator! No use in shutting out other specialist 6s though like Frizell and Finau.
I don't think the Saders want Darry tbh, already have so much locking talent in Strange, Cahill, Hannah, and Barrett, with Gallagher returning after a spell at the Canes.
As for your ideas on SRP, I was thinking more expansion into the islands. Why just a Fijian team? Why not a Samoan and Tongan team as well? I think adding Japan could be cool, since they are in roughly the same timezone so not much jet lag. Only issue is that their seasons are reversed! Same with USA.
I think the best option is to keep to ourselves, with AUS, NZ, SAM, FIJ, and TNG. 5 teams for Australia (Brumbies, Reds, Tahs, Force, Rebels), 5 for NZ (Saders, Canes, Blues, Chiefs, Landers), and 4 for the PIs (Moana Pasifika, Drua, Tongan team, Samoan team).
If we expand into the PIs, we cut off a source of talent and entertainment from the Northern competitions like Top 14, and open a whole new market of people. Increase advertisment in Japan as well, since their in the same timezone, and we could be on track for a very good competition.
Plus, we would get gamedays like in America, one game queued up after another. Makes it a whole lot easier if you can just flick on the telly and BOOM theres the games. No need to plan out when things are, just get your mates around, flick it on in the background and chill with a cold beverage.
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