What would the RWC squad for 2027 looks like based on present performances

The quad is made up of 31 players of whom 9 are props and Hookers.

Backline

Willemse, Kolbe, Horne, Hooker, Arendse, Moodie, De Allende, Kriel, Sacha, Libbok, Van den Berg, Papier, Jamtjies plus anoher 1 player to be detemined during he upcoming tests and URC Season

Forwards

Ox, Louw, Du Toit, Steenekamp, Muchunu, Ntlabakanye,, Marx, Venter, Wessels, Etzebeth, Nortje, Van Heerden, Du Toit, Hanekom, Roos, De Villiers,, Venter

Erasmus maym retain Kolisi as captain - but I do not t hink he is making needed performance at present, Polard ha not been up to stadard in t he matches h played for the Bulls and in tets this year thus far. If a third flyhalf is requied the only real candidate should be Jaqeen Ahmed,

It's time to draw a line under Du Toit and De Allende. Other selections require much closer examination as we approach the business end of this World Cup cycle.

Kolisi is a slightly different proposition. Whatever reservations one may have about his individual merits at this stage of his career, removing him now would probably be more disruptive than remedial. His position within the group, and the continuity he provides, have to be weighed against what might be gained by replacing him.

The task from here is not wholesale change for its own sake, but identifying which established players still contribute to taking this side forward — and which are now occupying places that could be better used developing their successors.

I’d say the following are certainties

Fassi

Kolbe, Arendse, Edwil

Kriel , de Allende, Esterhuizen, Willemse, Hooker, Moodie

Sacha, Libbok, Pollard

Williams, vd Bergh

Ox, Steenkamp, Wilco, Thomas, Porthen

Marx, Wessels

Eben, Lood, Nortje, RG

Kolisi, Kwagga, de Villiers, PSDT, Wiese, Hanekom

Not much room for others to gain entry - players like

Siyaya , Jordan Hendrikse, Horn, Jooste, Julius, Henco v Wyk, Mills, David Kriel, Ahmed, Moyo, Papier, Pead, Steyn, Jantjies, Jayden Hendrikse, Boan Venter, Mchunu, AH Venter, Grobelaar, Sadie, Jacobs, Klopper, Ruben v Heerden, Ruan Vermaak, Andre Smith, Cobus Wiese, Norton, JF v Heerden, Rahl, JD, Mahashe, Pepsi, V Staaden, Elrigh Louw, BJ Dixon, Ruan Venter, Ludwig, Tsituka brothers, Roos, Horn, Augustus