In anticipation of the Springbok End of year tour squad announcement this weekend, the backroom Sharksworld users have each put together a team they think should be announced.

The rules were simple, any players, anywhere can be selected to the point of 30 members. You can allow overseas players or you can decide to rest certain stars.

Each team is listed below, but I will give a short summary of the thinking behind the team. Firstly, Wesley has gone for an experienced squad including most of the players that have done duty during the Rugby Championship, opting not to rest too many players.

Charl opted for an inexperienced backline, resting key individuals while allowing certain big names to make a comeback into the Green and Gold. Clayton opted for much the same approach as Wes, choosing the best available players and rewarding some younger players with a fair amount of recent form.

Andre Meyer’s team was the simplest of all, selecting the Sharks team that did duty this last weekend, adding Jean de Villiers, to not seem too biased towards the Black and White.

My own team was selected without any overseas players, with the exception of JP Pietersen, who will be back in South Africa as soon as the Super Rugby season starts. I have allowed some grace in terms of new players, and believe from a rumour that I have heard that Arno Botha will in fact be in the squad to travel to Europe.

Wesley’s team:

Props: Beast Mtawarira, Steven Kitshoff, Pat Cilliers, Coenie Oosthuizen

Hookers: Bismarck du Plessis, Adrian Strauss, Scarra Ntubeni

Lock forwards: Eben Etzebeth, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Juandre Kruger, Flip van der Merwe

Loosies: Francois Louw, Willem Alberts, Siya Kolisi, Duane Vermeulen, Marcell Coetzee

Scrummies: Louis Schreuder, Ruan Pienaar, Fourie du Preez

Flyhalves: Morne Steyn, Demetri Catrakilis,

Wings: Raymond Rhule, Willie le Roux, Bryan Habana

Centres: Jan Serfontein, Frans Steyn, Juan De Jongh, JJ Engelbrecht

Fullbacks: Zane Kirchner, Pat Lambie

Charl’s team:

Looseheads: Steven Kitshoff, Coenie Oosthuizen

Hookers: Bismarck du Plessis, Adrain Strauss, Scarra Ntubeni

Tightheads: Lourens Adriaanse,Frans Malherbe

Locks: Eben Etzebeth, PS du Toit, Bakkies Botha, Lood de Jager

Loosies: Marcell Coetzee, Jean Deysel,Duane Vermeulen, Siya Kolisi, Deon Fourie, Francois Louw.

Scrumhalves: Charl McLeod, Rory Kockett, Piet van Zyl

Flyhalves: Pat Lambie, Demetri Catrikilis

Centres: Damian de Allende, Juan de Jongh, JJ Engelbrecht

Wings: Gio Aplon, JJ Pietersen, Willie le Roux, Lwazi Mvovo

Fullback: Frans Steyn

Clayton’s team:

Looseheads: Beast Mtawarira, Steven Kitshoff, Coenie Oosthuizen

Hookers: Adrian Strauss, Bismarck du Plessis , Scarra Ntubeni

Tightheads: Lourens Adriaanse, Frans Malherbe, Wiehahn Herbst

Locks: Eben Etzebeth, Flip van der Merwe, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Franco van der Merwe

Flanks: Francois Louw, Duane Vermuelen, Schalk Burger, Willem Alberts , Boom Prinsloo, Derick Minnie

Scrumhalves: Fourie du Preez, Jano Vermaak, Ruan Pienaar

Flyhalves: Pat Lambie, Morne Steyn

Wings: Bryan Habana, Lwazi Mvovo, Willie le Roux, Anthony Volmink

Centres: Frans Steyn, JJ Engelbrecht, Johann Sadie, Juan de Jongh

Fullback: Gio Aplon

Andre Meyer’s team:

Props: Beast Mtawarira, Jannie du Plessis, Dale Chadwick, Wiehahn Herbst

Hookers: Bismarck du Plessis, Kyle Cooper

Locks: Pieter-Steph du Toit, Peet Marais, Stephan Lewies,

Loose forwards: Jean Deysel, Willem Alberts, Keegan Daniel, Jacques Botes, Marcell Coetzee

Scrumhalves: Charl McLeod, Cobus Reinach

Flyhalves: Pat Lambie, Fred Zeilinga

Centres: Jean de Villiers, Tim Whitehead, Frans Steyn, Heimar Williams

Wings: Lwazi Mvovo, Odwa Ndungane

Fullbacks: SP Marais, Louis Ludik

Richard’s team:

Props: Coenie Oosthuizen, Pat Cilliers, Lourens Adriaanse, Steven Kitshoff

Hookers: Bismarck du Plessis, Adrian Strauss, Scarra Ntubeni

Locks: Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth, Franco van der Merwe, Flip van der Merwe

Loose Forwards: Willem Alberts, Siya Kolisi, Marcell Coetzee, Duane Vermeulen, Jean Deysel, Arno Botha

Scrumhalves: Piet van Zyl, Charl McLeod

Flyhalves: Pat Lambie, Demetri Catrakilis

Centres: Jean de Villiers, Jan Serfontein, JJ Engelbrecht, Juan de Jongh

Wings: JP Pietersen, Raymond Rhule, Lwazi Mvovo,

Fullbacks: Frans Steyn, Gio Aplon