South Africa vs Wales - 18/07/2026

[saulan]

Monday team sheet out yet again:

Interesting team which is another mix of starters and fringe:
Players usually first team starters/bench at: 2,7,8,9 , 11,12,13,15 (debatable - I'd say Willemse, but putting it there for ease of understanding),20, 22, 23
Young players: 6, 10, 14
Second team/fringe: 1, 3, 4, 5, 16, 17 (maybe a bit debatable where he is now), 18 (same), 19, 21

 

[Welsh Exile]

You’re going down. All will tremble before the power of Beard and Mann.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

You’re going down. All will tremble before the power of Beard and Mann.

You just need to fill your team with the manliest names. Mann, Beard, Ball, Cox etc. I'm sure a team of 23 can be made which will guarantee victory

 

[wombles]

You cannot help but credit South Africa that they can put 3 teams out that will take on all-comers.

Lots of changes for the Springboks again, & I think we will some periods of inaccuracy from them. But overall this will be a training run for them as they cast their eyes ahead to the NZ tour.

Wales will do their upmost, but I think they need to ignore the result & try to get away with no injuries, this is not their battle.

 

[Demfad]

You cannot help but credit South Africa that they can put 3 teams out that will take on all-comers.

Lots of changes for the Springboks again, & I think we will some periods of inaccuracy from them. But overall this will be a training run for them as they cast their eyes ahead to the NZ tour.

Wales will do their upmost, but I think they need to ignore the result & try to get away with no injuries, this is not their battle.

The team against England could only be described as possibly beating all comers although France would have something to say about that.
The team against Scotland was most esperimental and I think SA got away with murder for that one.

 

[Demfad]

Wales might get a chance to compete here.
In possession changing the point of contact and forcing SA to spread out and not attack rucks is the name of the game.
Keep them guessing, keep them moving.
Its not at altitude so a BOk defensive collapse not easily forced as in the Scotland match

 

[Welsh Exile]

I’m waiting for the team announcement tomorrow before I predict how many points we’ll win by.

 

[Welsh Exile]

I think everyone, other than Sherratt, is now finally onboard with James being moved to 12. I think this is a good game to put aside the cohesion stuff Tandy has been banging on about and experiment a little. When we lose we can just say we were messing around and we’ll get them next time.

As well as moving James to 12, I’d like us to try the experiment of not having Beard in the matchday 23. I appreciate we only have 3 locks and this won’t happen but a man can wish.

Play Mason Grady at 10. That would be funny.

 

[Welsh Exile]

My team, and therefore the best team, is as follows:

Carre Lake Lewis
Carter Williams
James Wainwright Morgan

Williams
Hawkins
Murray
James
Llewellyn
LRZ
Mee

Bench: Elias, Smith, Warren, Plumtree, Reffell, Botham, Hardy, Grady

 

[Welsh Exile]

Kill me. Not only do I see Beard and Mann in the starting line up I see James dropped and none other than Ben Thomas in the starting line up. Sherratt needs to go.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Dropping James is actually madness.

 

[Welsh Exile]

Dropping James is actually madness.

It’s a joke. His target was to start all 3 matches and we string him along. Picked him in the squad just to cap him all the while we give wasters like Mann try after try after try.

 

[Welsh Exile]

Dropping both James’ that is

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Yeah I meant Eddie James, but Kane too now you mention it.

 

[Welsh Exile]

Yeah I meant Eddie James, but Kane too now you mention it.

just so frustrating that he’s not even being considered as a 12. Tandy banging on about physicality and then plays Thomas at 12 over James.

Kane James is also a lot more explosive than Mann but we’ve given about 10mins of rugby to Kane James.

 

[dullonien]

He's trolling you now @Welsh Exile, Tandy that is.

 

[wombles]

Just survive Wales, forget the result, try to keep it under 50 (avoid a thwacking) & no injuries.