Coach Heyneke Meyer will need to show his strength if the Springboks are to bounce back from the shock 32-34 loss to Japan in the Rugby World Cup. The time has come to turn to form players and not pick on reputation.Captain Jean de Villiers is a warrior, but injuries have ruined his build-up. He looks out of sorts and with the in-form Damian de Allende waiting for his chance, the captain will have to sit out. It's a big call, but there isn't any other kind available to the coach.Scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar does little more than pass and Fourie du Preez's introduction off the bench against Japan showed glimpses of his tactical genius. He needs to start.Fullback Willie le Roux should have played against Japan, and his omission was a mystery. The Boks took a ball-in-hand approach against the Blossoms without the player who gives them the most incisiveness.Pat Lambie failed to take his chance against Japan and Handré Pollard must surely be recalled.Up front No8 Duane Vermeulen must either go home or play. His neck injury was unfortunate but he was selected, which means he should be available.The Springboks have an almost clean bill of health for this weekend's clash against Samoa, although there is some doubt over prop Trevor Nyakane's fitness.Nyakane sustained a strained hip flexor injury during Saturday's loss against Japan and will be assessed again over the coming days.Willem Alberts, who pulled out of the Japan game with a calf strain, should be ready for selection according to team doctor Craig Roberts."On a positive note Jean de Villiers came through well after the broken jaw, although he took a kick to the face and has a swollen lip."Fourie du Preez also had no problems with his knee and Francois Louw came through a full 80 minutes without any problems with his shoulder. Duane Vermeulen has been training hard and took full contact last week. He'll take more this week and it's up to the coach to select him, but he is available."Veteran loose forward Schalk Burger, who carried several scars on his face from Saturday's game, said that the team was ready to redeem itself after the setback...