Team line-ups for First Tri-Nations Game

[pieter blackie]

Springboks:
15 Zane Kirchner,
14 Jean de Villiers,
13 Jaque Fourie,
12 Wynand Olivier,
11 Bryan Habana,
10 Morné Steyn,
9 Ricky Januarie,
8 Pierre Spies,
7 Francois Louw,
6 Schalk Burger,
5 Victor Matfield,
4 Bakkies Botha,
3 Jannie du Plessis,
2 John Smit (capt),
1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Reserves:
16 Chiliboy Ralepelle,
17 BJ Botha,
18 Andries Bekker,
19 Danie Rossouw,
20 Ruan Pienaar,
21 Butch James,
22 Gio Aplon.

All Black starting XV:

1. Tony Woodcock (63)
2. Keven Mealamu (74)
3. Owen Franks (12)
4. Brad Thorn (40)
5. Tom Donnelly (7)
6. Jerome Kaino (27)
7. Richie McCaw – captain (83)
8. Kieran Read (19)
9. Jimmy Cowan (36)
10. Daniel Carter (69)
11. Josevata Rokocoko (62)
12. Ma’a Nonu (46)
13. Conrad Smith (35)
14. Cory Jane (15)
15. Mils Muliaina (83)


Reserves:

16. Corey Flynn (7)
17. Ben Franks (2)
18. Samuel Whitelock (3)
19. Liam Messam (3)
20. Piri Weepu (37)
21. Aaron Cruden (3)
22. Richard Kahui (10)

The only weakness in the Springbok team would be halfback Ricky Januarie, The All Blacks looks good but it will as usual it will be one hell of a game to watch

[Burgs]

Strange they are going with Januarie when he wasn't even a regular at S14 this year, have there been injuries, still pandering to quota or has he found form in the recent Tests? On paper Pienaar is head and shoulders above Januarie.
Still a pretty handy couple of XV's though.

[pieter blackie]

Du Preez is injured but there ain't much difference between Januarie and Pienaar performance wise I suspect Januarie was picked as starting on a quota basis