Raubenheimer in for Tigers tussle
3 Nov 2009
Davon Raubenheimer has been promoted to the starting XV for the Springboks XV’s match against Leicester at Welford Road on Friday.
The Griquas flank replaces Heinrich Brüssow in the starting line-up. The switch follows Pierre Spies’ withdrawal from the tour squad as a result of a broken finger.
Raubenheimer will pack down at blindside flank, with Dewald Potgieter operating at openside. Ashley Johnson completes the loose trio.
Brüssow will now join the group of 15 players that will travel to France next Tuesday, although it is still unclear whether he’ll start against France on 13 November or play off the wood. Jean Deysel has been called up to replace Spies, and has been included on the bench for this Friday’s match.
‘Losing Pierre is a blow for us and a disappointment for him but we are fortunate to have strong back-up players in the squad who are familiar with how we want to play,’ said Springbok coach Peter de Villiers.
‘I am also confident that the change will not disrupt our preparations for the important tour opener on Friday [versus Leicester],’ he said.
Revised Springbok team - 1 Gurthro Steenkamp, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle (c), 3 Jannie du Plessis, 4 Danie Rossouw, 5 Andries Bekker, 6 Dewald Potgieter, 7 Davon Raubenheimer, 8 Ashley Johnson, 9 Heini Adams, 10 Ruan Pienaar, 11 Jongi Nokwe, 12 Wynand Olivier, 13 Juan de Jongh, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 15 Earl Rose.
Subs: 16 Bandise Maku, 17 Heinke van der Merwe, 18 Alistair Hargreaves, 19 Jean Deysel, 20 Francois Hougaard, 21 Meyer Bosman, 22 Riaan Viljoen.
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3 Nov 2009, 22:59 pm
#148 skopskiet: I am not against a development tour, just flag it up front as such.
I agree with your second paragraph.
3 Nov 2009, 23:00 pm
#145 Hondo: Jacobs provided Fourie with the scoring pass in the 2nd Lions test.
3 Nov 2009, 23:01 pm
#150 Big Hit: tks.pls let us know if u have any other updates!
3 Nov 2009, 23:04 pm
Who’s Aus playing when?
3 Nov 2009, 23:05 pm
#154 skopskiet: I had the same question.
3 Nov 2009, 23:06 pm
#148 skopskiet:
It is a pity that there is no opportunity to send a emerging or developing team on a proper overseas tour in order to “try these players out”. I am not disputing their potential class or talent but doubt whether we are going to learn much in 2 one-off games against depleted England club sides.
3 Nov 2009, 23:06 pm
#154 skopskiet: Gloucester at Kingsholm as we speak.
3 Nov 2009, 23:08 pm
#154 skopskiet: they playing gloucester.was interested to see how carlos spencer played.saw a bit of him the other day.had some usual tricks but seemed a bit rusty
3 Nov 2009, 23:12 pm
#156 Robzim: aye
3 Nov 2009, 23:13 pm
#152 Big Hit:
I’ll check!
Thanks
3 Nov 2009, 23:14 pm
#158 ruggalover: not rusty, just old
3 Nov 2009, 23:16 pm
Yes. He looked clean cut back in the day. Now he looks like a bum who sits in the corner of a pub. The dangers of english club rugby
3 Nov 2009, 23:17 pm
we are really going to find out on this tour how valuable juan smith really is.
our loose trio is going to be a very unsettled combination, and the experience and workrate of juan is going to be crystal clear. just hope whatever the test trio is that the guys work off each other and cover each others roles.
the french team is pretty established now, and their loose trio is really dynamic. its got a great look to it, and they are effective in every facet. they will be great trio when it comes to the WC 2011.
3 Nov 2009, 23:18 pm
#154 skopskiet: aussie play england this saturday. not sure of the rest of their tour schedule, but they are on grand slam.
3 Nov 2009, 23:18 pm
#161 Big Hit: lol.i was also shocked when i saw him.he seems to have aged so much recently..he also seems more aggressive in his old age.not sure if he was just pumped up to be playing again
3 Nov 2009, 23:19 pm
Thanks for the info so Aus doing Gloucester over. Carlos Spencer must be in a wheel chair already been at it since around 98 in the Percy, Terblanche vintage and still plying his trade.
3 Nov 2009, 23:21 pm
#165 ruggalover: grumpy old man now, says something for his talent that he still gets games at 34 years old.
3 Nov 2009, 23:23 pm
Glos 5-24 Aus L
3 Nov 2009, 23:24 pm
Speculative fact for coming 48 hours
The incompetent PdV has thus far achieved success only by following the lead of his Supreme Predecessor The Oracle Of Rugby Union Jake White
With Jake White out of SMS range back in South Africa, PdV is now looking to that other Supreme South African Rugby Guru and European based former Bok coach, Nick Mallet for direction
With Nick Mallet having played outstanding flanker Mauro Bergamasco at scrumhalf in the recent Six Nations, PdV now intends to follow Mallet’s innovative lead, and do the same with outstanding South African Flank and former World Player Year, Schalk Burger for the French Test
(This blogger further factually speculates, that post the initial 48 hour period of factual speculation by the SA rugby public, it would further be factually speculated that current world best player and scrumhalf Fourie Du Preez shall raise an internal protest supported by player coaches John Smit and Victor Matfield, restoring Du Preez’s starting berth at scrumhalf for the French test.
Once again, it can be factually speculated the flaky Bok coaches’ incompetence is saved only by good fortune)
3 Nov 2009, 23:25 pm
#167 Big Hit:
He must be about the same age as Nicky Little who still seems to do well for Bath (although Bath is not doing well)
They will soon improve though…….
3 Nov 2009, 23:25 pm
#163 Tomsta: Brussow, Schalk Burger, Kankowski – not bad – Kankowski does impact it though. Spies does plenty hard yards. Ryan does not.
3 Nov 2009, 23:27 pm
#168 Big Hit: Is that it, phew I thought Gloucester were going to be humiliated a little more than that!!!
3 Nov 2009, 23:28 pm
#169 Saffa_Guy: President Of The PdV Supporters Club: I use to wonder at Mallet’s Bergamasco call, then I saw the regular Italy scrum-half play against Oz, he was even worse. Thankfully for them they tried a new young scrum-half against NZ and he can actually pass as opposed to the other one who preferred to roll the ball along the ground to his 10.
3 Nov 2009, 23:28 pm
I Reckon France gonna do us in Toulouse with all our A team players. We on the way down, they on the way up. And I reckon Wc 2011 they going to be primed just right. I reckon it’ll be a France-Ab shoot out. Sa Eng Ire Aus Wales bringing up the rear. Saying that we can still pull it out if we make the necessary calls early enough.
We should have blooded younger hungry players before now already I hope we haven’t left it too late. Maybe not, might just sneak onto the bus in time. (for 2011)
3 Nov 2009, 23:28 pm
#170 Robzim:
#171 SodaJoe:
Evening Chaps, why is Keo SO serious these days?
I rely on you two for frivolity and nonsense!!
3 Nov 2009, 23:29 pm
#169 Saffa_Guy: President Of The PdV Supporters Club: You left out the quote “scrumhalves are good for dive-passing my beers”.
3 Nov 2009, 23:29 pm
Talk of frivolity and Skop appears!!
3 Nov 2009, 23:29 pm
#171 SodaJoe:
What about Oom Danie at no 8 for the first 45 minutes or so?
3 Nov 2009, 23:29 pm
#175 carol: You can dive-pass a beer to me any time you want to.
3 Nov 2009, 23:30 pm
Grant hardly ever mentions the beach these days!!
It’s like everything is different……..
Where is Sheriff, he would have a theory!
3 Nov 2009, 23:30 pm
#152 Big Hit:
It was Bekker to Pietersen to Brussow to Fourie, Jacobs was loitering somewher earlier.
I am still to see a outside touch line camera review of Fourie and Brussow at the try, for whatever reason it was never shown, only the inside, the rear and a front camera views were shown at the time.
3 Nov 2009, 23:31 pm
#178 Robzim: He would be fine, better than Ryan.
Those big NH bruisers are going to have Ryan running sideways so fast he will out-sprint Wil.E Coyote.
3 Nov 2009, 23:31 pm
#179 SodaJoe: You will have to make do with a Hook Norton Bitter…..room temperature of course!!
3 Nov 2009, 23:32 pm
#175 carol:
During the week we work on our reputations as solid citizens only to destroy it during the weekends in outbursts of rage after losses by teams like the Lions and Stormers.
How are u?
3 Nov 2009, 23:32 pm
#180 carol: The Speedomeister is on the beach now, not looking at the beach. He is training teh Brazilian Women’s Beach Volley Ball team.
3 Nov 2009, 23:33 pm
#174 skopskiet: Boks beaten by the Frogs, Nahhhhh, won’t happen………
3 Nov 2009, 23:33 pm
you want frivolty go to Rt where the latest koeksuster recipe is hot on the menu. Here we talk ernstig rugby debat where only the big issues and big questions are discussed. (Like how many holes did Joost’s underpants have in the video.)
3 Nov 2009, 23:34 pm
#183 carol: Yugh. I really never ever got a to grips with English beer, and I did work at it.
There was a pub in Burnham Beeches that claimed to have the greatest variety of different English beer in the whole country.
All of them lousy imho.
3 Nov 2009, 23:34 pm
#187 skopskiet:
lol – zigackly ou doos.
3 Nov 2009, 23:34 pm
#168 Big Hit: Is that the final score Bit Hit?
3 Nov 2009, 23:35 pm
#184 Robzim: I really can’t imagine a hippy like you being remotley worrried about your reputation!! Heheheh…….
I am very good thanks, looking forward to seeing the Wales play the All Blacks on Saturday. Cardiff always buzzes!
3 Nov 2009, 23:37 pm
#185 SodaJoe: Will Grants blood pressure take the excitement, those girls are ‘hot’ by all accounts!!
Wonder what his training programme involves?
3 Nov 2009, 23:38 pm
#182 SodaJoe: Kanko has ability, this is his chance.
#172 carol: yeah I expected them to get wiped as they put out a weak team but they seem to be doing ok score-wise
#174 skopskiet: It’s very tight to call. France usually do SA though.
3 Nov 2009, 23:39 pm
hiya cabbes never fear when the cavalry is near
3 Nov 2009, 23:39 pm
#191 carol:
Don’t know where u got the hippy idea from, I missed that era, being far too young
AB’s/Wales should be great. You got decent tickets?
3 Nov 2009, 23:40 pm
#181 Hondo: my bad, you’re right it was Brussow. Learn something every day. I don’t think Adi is that bad though, just not in the form of last year, neither was JDV.
3 Nov 2009, 23:40 pm
#187 skopskiet: Sorry I have just wrecked the in depth and earnest rugby debate (Not)!!
Faarrkkk as you Safffas say!!
Stop the RT slagging off as well, it is not cool!!
3 Nov 2009, 23:41 pm
Glos 5-36 Aus FT
3 Nov 2009, 23:42 pm
#190 Puma: Puma, Hi there, up late tonight!!
3 Nov 2009, 23:43 pm
#193 Big Hit: Did the ground look very full?
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