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The thing is with Potgeiter and Brussouw are those are two guys who don't focus on all that filthy bullshit that a Schalk Burger does. I'll never doubt Schalky's commitment but he is just too focusd on being "That" goon. It takes away from his game. Also, the physical style he plays has cuahgt up to him if you ask me. He's still a workhorse and he's still phenomenal but there's no doubt he's lost a step and doesn't QUITE have the same impact he used to.
In Potgeiter and Brussouw you have two guys that can flatout CHANGE a match. If you don't belive me, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Brussouw has 3 performances against the lions already where he essentially dominated them. Turnover ball all game. He almost got the cheetahs a win, in the first test the boks weren't the same when he came off, and when he came on in the last 20 minutes with Morne Steyn, the entire match changed. He got 3 KEY turnovers in 20 minutes, it was un fucking believable.
As far as Potgeiter, the guy is just unreal. Not the biggest (much like Broussouw) even though he's about 220 pounds. He is however the definition of workhorse, he's all over the field, he makes try saving tackles, he takes ANYONE on, he's a natural born leader. The effort he put in against the chiefs in the S14 finals was unholy. As far as I was concerned he deserved a spot on the Boks after that match. And then the Emerging Boks drawing the lions was another story. He completely led his team from the front. It was unbelievable, I don't there was a passage of 1 minute where you didn't see him involved.
Now Heiny's got a start pending, and Dewald is on the bench for the Boks. Both should have been starting in the first place. I'm hoping Dewald gets in and steals the show like he can. Guys like these 2 are great for the game. Classy and hardworking. They are the future of rugby and South African rugby.
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