Springbok team named: Twitter reacts

Cape Town - Heyneke Meyer rang the changes as he selected the Springbok team to face Samoa, here is how Twitter reacted to the news.

Meyer made eight changes to the starting line-up and included two new players on the bench as South Africa set about rescuing their Rugby World Cup campaign at Villa Park in Birmingham on Saturday.  

Read: Springbok team named to face Samoa

Twitter's reaction to the latest Springbok team:

Lood de Jager was our best forward on the field against Japan, yet Meyer drops him. Really!!!

— Kobus Wiese (@4KobusWiese) September 23, 2015

@Springboks time to pull finger boys! #believe

— michael webber (@michaelsaffa) September 23, 2015

@Springboks We believe in You and know that you can do it...#OurHeartsAreInIt #homegroundadvantage #gobokke

— Alta Blom (@alta_blom) September 23, 2015

@Springboks Ruan Pienaar out of the starting 15, hopefully he will be out of matchday 23 by next week!

— Albert (@BassonAlbe) September 23, 2015

Willie Le Roux - Class????, surely his inclusion means a win for us #RSA. #RWC2015 https://t.co/ugg7hrbGRz

— Raymond Mazibuko III (@TheAlmighty45) September 23, 2015

@BreytonPaulse @mornay_b the big Samoans will be tired out by the 2nd half, then Lood and Jesse will bring the pain

— The Rugby Oke (@TheRugbyOke) September 23, 2015

Jip,interesting one! https://t.co/o1y5aqWQFa

— Breyton Paulse (@BreytonPaulse) September 23, 2015

In a massive match at a #RWC, you have to back the man you took there to lead. Samoa is a massive game, and so keeping JDV makes sense. #imo

— Lloyd Burnard (@LloydBurnard) September 23, 2015

@BreytonPaulse @just_thecoach Janee, no idea what Lwazi did wrong. Didn't look warm enough waiting 80min for ball? Unfair on him.

— Ryan Spencer (@RRyanspencer) September 23, 2015

@News24 @Sport24news whatthe hell....even in a wheelchair. Jean will be there. He should admit hes not good enough and quit.

— Emile Oosthuyzen (@EOosthuyzen) September 23, 2015

Bloody marvellous to have a tighthead on the bench, though. Malherbe in for Coenie ... Bok bench looks good. Side better balanced

— Front Row Grunt (@FrontRowGrunt) September 23, 2015

Adriaan Strauss > Bismarck du Plessis

— Ami Kapilevich (@biobot) September 23, 2015

@ClintonV Do we need fighters or players who know what they are doing? Why must a skipper fight?

— S'Busiso Mseleku (@SBu_Mseleku) September 23, 2015

@loubsert @BreytonPaulse I would've started with Kriel and Damian... Also with Eben and Lood. Paige on bench in place of Ruan.

— Clayton Ahrense (@C_2tha_A) September 23, 2015

Heyneke Meyer got me like...#RWC2015 pic.twitter.com/a1v9nNTXu3

— Wade Pretorius (@wadepretorius) September 23, 2015

@followthebounce they should just put him on the bench , they keeping the best centre pairing apart because of sentiment !! Crazy

— Jon Kent (@JonKent23) September 23, 2015

@Sport24news wudve loved 2 c Jesse Kriel ahead of JDV

— MusaNHLAPO (@Musa_sasa02) September 23, 2015