9/25/2023 0 Comments Sa vs british lions score![]() South Africa A: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Lukhanyo Am (captain), 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Sbu Nkosi, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Steven Kitshoff In the pack, the second row is the clash of the titans as Maro Itoje face Eben Etzebeth. SA A wing Cheslin Kolbe will go up against B&I Lions rising star Josh Adams. The halfback back between SA A’s Morné Steyn and Faf de Klerk and B&I Lions’ Dan Biggar and Conor Murray will be one to look out for. Head to Head: Individual battle will not be scarce. While Tom Curry is another player who adds intensity to the squad. England Maro Itoje is a hard worker in the pack. ![]() Centre Bundee Aki in the midfield can caused any defence a headache. Uncapped Joseph Dweba is another player who will want to put in a big shift.įor Britsh and Irish Lions: Tour captain Conor Murray is named skipper of a starting XV. Jasper Wiese, who made his Test debut against Georgia, has major shoes to fill in the absence of Duane Vermeulen. Lukhanyo Am’s captaincy will be under the microscope in the absence of regular captain Siya Kolisi. “We thought we were better prepared than we were so that’s in the back of my mind and the fact I’ve seen that side, it will give a good indication of where both teams are.”įor South Africa A: There are certainly stars all around the park. “I keep referring back to 2009 when we had the first Test, we had played other teams that were under strength in terms of not having the Springboks and we weren’t quite ready. Even though it’s a South African A game it’s going to be a tough challenge and everything is about winning the Test series. “I’m really pleased with how strong that team is. “That helps our preparation immensely so we’ll kind of get a feel of where we are and what things we need to work on in the ten days leading into the first Test match. “I probably wasn’t expecting them to be as strong as they are, they are obviously short of games, but I’m absolutely delighted with the team they have put out. “We’ve reiterated how close some of these selections are going to be and there’s going to be some fine margins, it’s about going out there giving your best and making the most of it. I spoke to some of the players, some of the forwards about making the most of their opportunities now all the players will have had a couple of games. ![]() ![]() They’ve probably gone with as strong a team as they possibly can given that they still have players unavailable,” he said. “We’ve seen the team that they’ve announced, and it looks pretty strong. Warren Gatland could not be happier with the star-studded South Africa A team named to take on his British & Irish Lions side as he looks to learn from their 2009 series defeat. ![]()
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