The Boks face Wales in the first quarter-finals, to be played this Saturday at 5pm.<\/p>\n
The team hadn’t been announced at the time of writing, but my hope is that it looks like this:<\/p>
15<\/strong> Willie le Roux: He is our best option there, able to create something out of nothing. #RWC2015<\/a> #Springboks<\/a> new training base at Pennyhill Park. Turf apparently is exact replica of Twickenham pic.twitter.com\/wooJS4n0z8<\/a><\/p>— EWN Sport (@EWNsport) October 12, 2015<\/a><\/blockquote>\n
\n14<\/strong> JP Pietersen: His defence is immense. And he seems to have regained some pace.
\n13<\/strong> Jesse Kriel: Exciting on attack. Question marks linger over his defence.
\n12<\/strong> Damian de Allende: Has been superb all round.
\n11<\/strong> Bryan Habana: I prefer to see him on the left wing. Has racked up the tries. Hopefully more to come.
\n10 <\/strong>Handr\u00e9 Pollard: Seems to be growing with each game. Kicking has been solid enough.
\n9 <\/strong>Fourie du Preez: Just needs to stay injury free and play his normal game. World class.
\n8 <\/strong>Duane Vermeulen: Same as above.
\n7 <\/strong>Schalk Burger: No questioning his commitment, but would like to see him get rid of the ball sooner.
\n6 <\/strong>Francois Louw: Has been busy and efficient.
\n5 <\/strong>Lood de Jager: Has been excellent in all aspects. Forming a formidable duo with Eben Etzebeth.
\n4 <\/strong>Eben Etzebeth: Great to see him fulfilling his potential after injury concerns. The new ‘enforcer’.
\n3 <\/strong>Frans Malherbe: Needs to come in instead of Jannie du Plessis, who has a few niggles.
\n2<\/strong> Bismarck du Plessis: Getting back to his best form. Just needs to keep a cool head.
\n1 <\/strong>Tendai Mtawarira: Cries of ‘Beast’ have become more common again. Let’s hope it continues.<\/p>\n