WITH Super
Rugby almost at the halfway mark and suspended due to the coronavirus, it’s an
ideal time to look at the Springboks’ options in each position for new head
coach Jacques Nienaber and director of rugby Rassie Erasmus ahead of the July
Tests against Scotland and Georgia.
We will take
a look at the leading player in each position this season at the Bulls, Lions,
Sharks and Stormers, and make our final selection. Rugby fans can book British
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Bulls: Cornal Hendricks
The former
Springbok No 14 didn’t have the best of starts to the season. One moment he
won’t remember too fondly was his knock-on with an open try-line against the
Sharks in Durban, and he has scored just two five-pointers since.
But the
change in the Bulls’ fortunes over the last few games has seen Hendricks regain
some of the form that made him a Test player in 2014 before his health-enforced
absence from the game for a few years.
While he has
lost a yard of pace now that he is 32, Hendricks is still as busy as ever,
putting himself about with ball-in-hand, and doing the dirty work on defense.
Lions: Tyrone Green
The
22-year-old is a ‘thrill machine’ when he has the rugby ball in his hands.
Green has a serious sidestep and true straight-line speed that can compare with
the best in the competition.
Having also
played at fullback in his professional career, Green has shown that he
possesses a strong kicking boot as well.
Despite
being part of a struggling Lions team, who have won just one match out of six,
Green has been the stand-out player. He has made 16 tackle busts and 398
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But he will
have to work on his defense during this enforced break if he wants to contend
for a Springbok spot. Green has nine missed tackles, the joint-most by a South
African wing alongside Seabelo Senatla.
Sharks: Madosh Tambwe
With Sbu
Nkosi missing the first four matches due to injury, former Lions star Tambwe
has impressed in the No 14 jersey in his first season in Durban.
While he has
scored three tries in five matches, it is his work-rate that has caught the
eye. The Sharks play a varied style that sees their lethal backs run hard at defenses,
but they also employ a clever kicking game that requires their wings to chase
high balls with intensity, and Tambwe has worked hard in that regard.
The
22-year-old, who was born in the DRC, has also made six turnovers in his five
appearances, but might have to take a back seat to Springbok star Nkosi for the
rest of the season.
Stormers:
Sergeal Petersen
The former
Southern Kings speedster scored his team’s very first try in the 2020
competition as he read a perfect cross-kick from Herschel Jantjies against the
Hurricanes.
And Petersen
was an energetic presence for the Stormers in the opening few weeks as he
benefited from his side’s willingness to involve the outside backs.
But things
have gone quiet in recent matches for the 25-year-old from Port Elizabeth.
Despite racking up 423 playing minutes across six matches, Petersen has made
just 20 runs and 212 running meters – stats which prove that the ball is not
coming his way on a regular basis.
The former
Springbok tourist has had to be satisfied with chasing kicks downfield, and has
even put his head into rucks at times.
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