The Hospital Pass Experts have their say

Hospital Pass has assembled its own team of experts to pick the Springbok starting line-up for the upcoming international season. Do you agree with their selections?

Deon Malan

1 Coenie Oosthuizen

2 B Du Plessis

3 Beast Mtwarira

4 Andries Bekker

5 Victor Matfield

6 Schalk Burger

7 Francois Louw

8 Ashley Johnson

9 Sarel Pretorius

10 Morne Steyn

11 JP Petersen

12 Jean De Villiers

13 Jaque Fourie

14 Gio Aplon

15 Frans Steyn

16 Jannie Du Plessis

17 Deon Fourie

18 Willem Alberts

19 Danie Rossouw

20 Ruan Pienaar

21 Patrick Lambie

22 Francois Hougaard

David Terry 1 Dean Greyling

2 Du Plessis

3 Werner Kruger

4 Danie Rossouw

5  Andries Bekker

6 Schalk Burger

7 Francois Louw

8 Pierre Spies

9 Sarel Pretorius

10  Morne Steyn

11 Bjorn Basson

12 Jean de Villiers

13 Jaque Fourie

14 Gio Aplon

15 Conrad Jantjes

16 Tendai Mtawarira

17 Bakkies Botha

18 Deon Stegmann

19 Patrick Lambie

20 Bryan Habana

21 Dewald Potgieter

22 Francois Hougaard

Mark Bates

1 Coenie Oosthuizen

2 John Smit

3 Beast

4 Andries Bekker

5 Victor Matfield

6 Heinrich Brussow

7 Schalk Burger

8 Duanne Vermeulen

9 F Du Preez

10 Morne Steyn

11 JP Pietersen

12 Jean De Villiers

13 Jaque Fourie

14 Gio Aplon

15 Frans Steyn

16 B Du Plessis

17 Guthro Steenkamp

18 Danie Russouw

19 Willem Alberts

20 Juan De Jong

21 Pat Lambie

22 Francois Hougaard

Bob Grewar


1 Jannie du Plessis
2 Bismarck du Plessis
3 Tendai Mtawarira
4 Andries Bekker
5 Victor Matfield
6 Schalk Burger
7 Heinrich Brussouw
8 Willem Alberts
9 Ruan Pienaar
10 Morne Steyn
11 Lwazi Mvovo
12 Jean de Villiers
13 Jacque Fourie
14 JP Pietersen
15 Frans Steyn

16 John Smit
17 CJ van der Linde
18 Danie Rossouw
19 Francois Louw
20 Francois Hougaard
21 Gio Aplon
22 Patrick Lambie


Duncan Matfield-Alfers


15 Zane Kirchner
14 Gerhard van den Heever
13 Jaco Pretorius
12 Wynand Olivier
11 Bjorn Basson
10 Morné Steyn
9 Francois Hougaard
8 Pierre Spies
7 Dewald Potgieter
6 Deon Stegmann
5 Victor Matfield 
4 Danie Rossouw
3 Werner Kruger
2 Gary Botha 
1 Dean Greyling

16 Chiliboy Ralepelle
17 Rossouw de Klerk
18 Flip van der Merwe
19 Derick Kuün
20 Dustin Jinka 
21 Francois Brummer
22 Stephan Dippenaar

More to follow... 

Have your say: Who will be in the final Springbok RWC squad.

The second Springbok training Squad has been named. The total has been whittled down to just 37 players. Seven of those players will be told they will not be traveling to the land of the long white cloud. Who do you think these players will be?

Do you think other players that have not been named should make it into the final squad? Feel free to share your thoughts.

 Bok planning squad: John Smit (c), Victor Matfield (v/c), Willem Alberts, Gio Aplon, Andries Bekker, Bakkies Botha, Heinrich Brüssow, Schalk Burger, Juan de Jongh, Jean de Villiers, Bismarck du Plessis, Jannie du Plessis, Fourie du Preez, Jaque Fourie, Bryan Habana, Francois Hougaard, Butch James, Ashley Johnson, Werner Kruger, Pat Lambie, Tendai Mtawarira, Lwazi Mvovo, Odwa Ndungane, Wynand Olivier, Coenie Oosthuizen, Ruan Pienaar, JP Pietersen, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Danie Rossouw, Juan Smith, Pierre Spies, Gurthrö Steenkamp, Francois Steyn, Morné Steyn, Adriaan Strauss, Flip van der Merwe, Duane Vermeulen

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