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