Mallet and team to take on Boks
The World XV will take on the Springboks in an international test match.
Nick Mallet has selected a team with a favour when he announced the World VX to take on the Springboks today June 7 at Newlands
The kick-off is at 17:05.
The team has a distinct southern hemisphere flavour to it, with the back-row boasting the only Northern Hemisphere players in the form of Georgia’s Mamuka Gorgodze, England’s Steffon Armitage and Ireland’s Roger Wilson.
The international selection includes five Springboks and two other South Africans.
The Top 14 provides the bulk of the players, with the entirety of the backline and six of the pack plying their trade in France’s top league. Alistair Hargreaves and Jimmy Cowan, who starts on the bench, are the Premiership’s only representatives, while there is a strong South African expat contribution.
Samsung Electronics Africa is the main sponsor of the World XV team and will boast their colours.
The team is: 15 James O’Connor, 14 Drew Mitchell, 13 Rene Ranger, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Matt Giteau (captain), 9 Rory Kockott, 8 Roger Wilson, 7 Steffon Armitage, 6 Mamuka Gorgodze, 5 Alistair Hargreaves, 4 Juandré Kruger, 3 Carl Hayman, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Sona Taumalolo. Replacements: 16 Andrew Hore, 17 Schalk Ferreira, 18 Pat Cilliers, 19 Joe Tekori, 20 Alexandre Lapandry, 21 Jimmy Cowan, 22 François Trinh-Duc, 23 Stanley Benson.
