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Springboks player ratings vs Scotland | Autumn Nations Series

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Springboks player ratings: The Springboks’ forward pack proved to be the difference again in their 30-15 win over Scotland at Murrayfield.

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The Boks dominated the scrums and the breakdowns and Eben Etzebeth was a colossus in open play.

Springbok player ratings below:

15 Willie le Roux – 6.5
He joined the attacking line well for Makazole Mapimpi’s two tries. However, his positioning at the back was poor sometimes when Scotland sent the ball high and long.

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    14 Jesse Kriel – 6.5
    Showed good speed to chase down Duhan van der Merwe in the first half. He applied plenty of pressure when chasing high balls, but he still looks out of place on the wing.

    13 Lukhanyo Am – 6
    He was very quiet in the first half but came to life a bit in the second half. You just feel he is capable of doing more on the field. He was solid on defence though.

    12 Damian de Allende – 8
    He was a powerhouse in the midfield. He got his team over the gain line on numerous occasions and he made himself useful at the breakdowns as well. His line speed on defence was excellent. De Allende also broke the line well to feed the ball to Mapimpi for his team’s second try

    11 Makazole Mapimpi – 8
    One of his best performances in a Bok jersey. He showed off his deadly finishing skills with two tries and Scotland just looked troubled whenever he ran at them. He beat several defenders with ball in hand and he chased the ball well went it was sent high.

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    10 Elton Jantjies – 7
    There was nothing spectacular, but it was a solid performance from Elton. Herschel Jantjies’ slow distribution in the first half didn’t help him much, but he made good decisions.

    9 Herschel Jantjies – 3
    He had a shocker in the first half and he was replaced at half-time. His distribution from the base of the ruck was slow and his kicking game was awful. He also failed to gather the ball from a loose Scotland pass near his tryline which resulted in a try for Stuart Hogg.

    8 Duane Vermeulen – 7
    He manhandled a few Scottish players out there and he did plenty of good work at the breakdowns as well. It was not his best showing but he certainly made his presence felt on the park.

    7 Kwagga Smith – 6.5
    He was certainly energetic around the park, but not as influential as he was against Wales a week earlier. It was a solid performance by the former BlitzBok.

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    6 Siya Kolisi – 7.5
    Another game where he played out of his skin for his country. He tackled like a man possessed and was a nuisance at the breakdowns. He also carried the ball strongly as well and he drew a defender with his big frame in the build-up to Mapimpi’s first try.

    5 Franco Mostert – 7
    An important figure in the line-outs and the mauls. He made a crucial line-out steal just a few metres from his own tryline in the 61st minute. He was also aggressive on defence.

    4 Eben Etzebeth – 9
    He was the best player on the field. He carried the ball more than any other player on the field and the Scottish struggled to deal with his sheer power and physicality in all aspects of the game.

    3 Trevor Nyakane – 7
    Like his front-row partner, Retshegofaditswe Nché, he dominated his side of the scrum. He was also solid on defence and he had a couple of good carries as well.

    2 Mbongeni Mbonambi – 6.5
    Part of a powerful front row and his line-out throwing was good. But he was very quiet in open play. He is a better player than what he showed at Murrayfield.

    1 Ox Nché – 8
    He absolutely destroyed his opponent at scrum time in the first half. He also showed some good speed on defence and the Scots needed more than one man when he carried the ball.

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    16 Malcolm Marx – 7
    Another player who gave Scotland problems at the breakdown. His turnover in the 70th minute was a thing of beauty.

    17 Steven Kitshoff – 7
    A powerhouse in the scrums and in open play. His experience in the second half helped the Boks dominate Scotland upfront.

    18 Vincent Koch – 7
    He gave away a lot of penalties, but he made up for it with some strong carries and some powerful scrumming as well.

    19 Lood de Jager – 7
    He didn’t put a foot wrong when he came onto the field. He did his part in dominant set-pieces and gave the Scots a few headaches when he ran at them.

    20 Jasper Wiese – NA
    Not enough time to be rated.

    21 Cobus Reinach – 8
    It boggles the mind why he is not starting these games. His distribution was way better than Herschel Jantjies’ and he made some excellent decisions under pressure.

    22 Handré Pollard – 6
    It was a bit shaky from the pivot. Elton Jantjies did most of the hard work and Pollard just had to do the basics when he was on the field.

    23 Frans Steyn – 7
    The Boks looked more secure at the back when he was at fullback. He also kicked well out of hand.

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    Where is the new breed of All Black 10?

    LOL angry at what? You trying to put words into peoples mouths with your wild theories? No I’m well used to that by now mate.

    ou should stop making silly comments like ‘a very small set of examples’ if you don’t want ppl to call you out and start taking you seriously!

    I have no idea what you’re talking about.

    FYI he’s started at 10 53 times since 2020/21 in all comps.

    Yes, as I’ve said. 38 of those times were (SR) after Mo’unga left for Japan, and possibly even the 8 times for Waikato (even though on a ‘sabbatical’ he was still made to play NPC after returning from Japan for some reason) were because NZR told him he had to switch because Richie was leaving.


    I can’t really make sense of what you’re trying to argue but all I can think I said was;

    He’s only got a very small set of examples so understandable people don’t immediately adjust to him as the best in the world

    I’m referring to international fans, who are only really going to watch the All Blacks, so yes, it’s them trying to compare his games last year to what they imagine he played like as a fullback for so long. Outside that, he’s played say now 45 odd times since he made the switch, and only 30 odd (thanks to a full SR season there) of the past 150 before that, you’re idea that it makes him a first five and therefor not still learning, is “entirely false”


    If you want people to start taking you seriously Nick you really need to up your debating game! No seriously though I know I like to avoid explaining things for dummies but you very rarely have the right take on any of my theories, you’ve just got you’re own angle that takes over, so don’t expect to be able to debate much (as it will be by yourself basically lol). I suspect it’s something to do with needing to keep a lot of things in your mind for your articles that it’s probably impossible for you to just listen and not introduce outside noise, so no biggie.

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