{"id":343063,"date":"2024-07-10T10:22:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T08:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betcentral.onpressidium.com\/?p=343063"},"modified":"2024-07-10T12:26:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T10:26:58","slug":"springbok-watch-players-in-the-spotlight-v-ireland-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machibet777-affiliate.com\/rugby\/springbok-watch-players-in-the-spotlight-v-ireland-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Springbok Watch: Players in the Spotlight v Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Quintin van Jaarsveld identifies five <a href=\"https:\/\/machibet777-affiliate.com\/rugby\/de-allende-and-kriel-to-break-bok-record-at-kings-park\/\">Springbok players<\/a> who\u2019ll be in the spotlight in the second Test against Six Nations winners Ireland at Kings Park on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div   id="7rtdq1biye"    class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div   id="7rtdq1biye"    class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bet.machibet777-affiliate.com\/sports\/rugby-union\/\" style=\"background-color:#f2a12a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bet Now: Rugby<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span class=\"green\">Frans Malherbe<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Malherbe has been such a dependable powerhouse over the years that nothing less than dominance is expected from him and his fellow front-rowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His current form is out of the ordinary and led to the Boks not having the overwhelming success at scrum time they were expected to have last weekend. That only came when the famed Bomb Squad were unleashed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not a serious cause for concern; rather, it\u2019s more like an old, trusty tractor needing a bit of time to kick into gear, but with the Boks having an embarrassment of riches in the prop department, it\u2019s interesting that Rassie Erasmus has resisted the temptation to rotate him with the in-form Vincent Koch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pieter-steph-du-toit\"><span class=\"green\"><strong><strong><strong>Pieter-Steph du Toit<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeing Du Toit running full tilt in the tramlines last weekend was both bizarre and a sight to behold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was so far removed from his usual hard, powerful carries up the guts and the product of new attack coach Tony Brown\u2019s vision of how the double world champions can evolve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m of the opinion that if it ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it, but both Du Toit and Siya Kolisi suppressed their natural instincts to migrate to the ruck and took up their new places on attack out wide exceedingly well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also didn\u2019t interfere with Du Toit\u2019s work rate with \u201cThe Malmesbury Missile\u201d topping the tackle stats. It\u2019ll be interesting to see how he develops in this new attacking role, starting in Durban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kwagga-smith\"><span class=\"green\"><strong><strong>Kwagga Smith<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith had an off day at Loftus Versfeld and is perhaps the most fortunate player to retain his place in the side with Erasmus having opted for the same matchday 23 that triumphed 27-20 last weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from dropping two restarts, the usually bustling ball hawk failed to make an impact at the breakdown, where the Boks were thoroughly outgunned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It could be that the energetic and versatile former Blitzbok doesn\u2019t fit into the national puzzle at No. 8, where he\u2019s only started three games, or what I believe to be the case &#8211; that he\u2019s more effective as a super-sub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Either way, he\u2019ll look to redeem himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faf-de-klerk\"><span class=\"green\"><strong><strong><strong>Faf de Klerk<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Whereas the flankers adapted well to the new game plan, the halfback pairing battled. It\u2019s tough to blame them as they\u2019re so used to following the blueprint that\u2019s proven so successful over the last six seasons. In De Klerk\u2019s case, that meant far fewer box kicks and more lateral steps before distributing the ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is fair criticism of the popular blonde-haired No. 9\u2019s performance last weekend is that he was way too slow in clearing from the base. Often caught by Irish forwards, who to be fair got away with murder at times at the breakdown, and once throwing an intercept near the visitors\u2019 tryline instead of taking contact and recycling, De Klerk has to have a spring in his step in the Shark Tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-handre-pollard\"><span class=\"green\"><strong><strong><strong>Handre Pollard<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pollard must\u2019ve felt like he went back in time last weekend as he hadn\u2019t done that much passing and running in a Bok jersey since his Under-20 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Things looked promising as he started well but lost his way. Often appearing unsure of himself, it negatively impacted his game as he made uncharacteristic mistakes, including failing to find touch with a penalty kick &#8211; which Cheslin Kolbe incredibly turned into a try &#8211; and more worryingly, missing three shots at goal, including a sitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The expansive game plan suits a playmaker like Manie Libbok, which had some thinking he might be brought into the side, but with Pollard staying put, he should be a bit more comfortable. To what degree we\u2019ll have to wait and see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special mention must also be made of Damian de Allende and Jesse Kriel, who\u2019ll break a Springbok record on Saturday (read more about that here).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-bet-central wp-block-embed-bet-central\"><div   id="7rtdq1biye"    class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mgZIH6vqEf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/machibet777-affiliate.com\/rugby\/de-allende-and-kriel-to-break-bok-record-at-kings-park\/\">De Allende and Kriel To Break Bok Record At Kings Park<\/a><\/blockquote><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>South Africa:<\/strong> 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Kwagga Smith, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 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