If it was me . . .

If I was in charge of selection and game plan, I'd pick this dream team (assuming no injuries or catastrophic loss of form) to play a typical Springbok forward-dominating game with less kicking and a much bigger emphasis on possession rather then territory:

15 Luan Giliomee
14 Cheslin Kolbe
13 Ethan Hooker
12 Damian Willemse
11 Kurt-Lee Arendse
10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
9 Embrose Papier
8 Cameron Hanekom (capt)
7 Ruan Venter
6 Paul de Villiers
5 RG Snyman
4 Eben Etzebeth
3 Zachary Porthen
2 Malcolm Marx
1 Ox Nche

16 Johan Grobbelaar
17 Gerhard Steenekamp
18 Wilco Louw
19 Pieter-Steph du Toit
20 Evan Roos
21 Grant Williams
22 Vusi Moyo
23 Ethan Adams

Pretty good bomb squad I reckon.

We need some big young locks to step up and demand selection. RG and Eben are on their last legs.

Scrumhalf the toughest selection for me. I like what I've seen of Pead but no one else really obvious.

Other than lock, I think #7 and #9 are our next biggest weaknesses right now. We're covered everywhere else.

12 is a concern...only Willemse looks competent enoughto plug that gap when DdA and AE retire...we need someone else...Hooker is too good in the air not to play him on the wing...