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Good to see that Gustard is flying out to meet prospective players, I would think that means more to a prospective player than working purely through agents alone.
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"Wilco has already earned 13 caps for South Africa and is renowned for being a destructive scrummager, highlighted in an impressive 2018 campaign where he earned a league-leading 36 penalties at the scrum in Super Rugby."

I know people like all action props but for me, the most important thing is the set piece, its their bread and butter.  Likewise a hooker that can throw.  You wont win anything without a strong set piece
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Sounds good, big bit of Saffa beef at tight head 👍
I'm all in favour of that.
Thing is if your scrum is properly dominant then it doesn't matter how good the oppos ball handling skills are because they won't have the ball!
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Yep, I'd rather have a strong scrummager than someone good in the loose. Rather have a Marler than a Mako.

I don't know anything about this guy but sounds like the right sort of signing.
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Great signing. Well done Gussie and Ed Spokes.
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Looks good; seems like a worthy replacement for Sinks.
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Looks very good on paper. Let’s see how he is on grass (the green kind), but have to say this looks like a great signing.
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Wow! This has made my day. And, unlike Sinckler, he won't be off on England day.
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Whats the situation re Kolpak/Brexit/Overseas players relating to this? Lewies, Esterhuizen, Louw, & potentially Du Toit. How do they/will they qualify?
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A good replacement for Sinck.

(And on the Marler over Mako point... has anyone else noticed that when Joe is in the defensive line even international teams sometimes run away from him rather than risk a tackle. It's a seriously underrated part of his game).
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Potentially we'll get a lot more value for money from Louw than we have been getting from Sinckler - hopefully this means we can focus on building the squad elsewhere.
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I'm still a bit gutted to see Sinkler go, even if he wasn't quite as good for us as he was for England.

But this looks like an ideal replacement. He's actually a bit younger than Sinkler, heavier, beast of a scrummager and international quality. Should be great entertainment, all through the season. Well done Gustard and team for getting this sorted.

Welome Wilco!
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Very happy with this. The Boks do produce a beefy type pf prop, and combined with Marler and Elia we have a more than decent front row. Our pack could do some serious damage next season, and once we have a full compliment of backs, the world is our lobster. I particularly like the expression "destructive scrummager".

Another point worth mentioning is that he refers to Lewies and Esterhuizen; perhaps it's easier to get players across if they know they're not total strangers? Or perhaps the feedback from Lewies helped him make the decision?
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Great signing. Looks like we are building on what we already have. Get our injury list down and we'll be up there next season.
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