Within the next fortnight, Springbok coach Allister Coetzee and his coaching staff will have visited all six South African Super Rugby franchises. With limited time to prepare for the three-match Test series against Ireland next month, making the correct selections is absolutely critical.As Coetzee cannot imprint his signature on the side and have a game-plan influence on the playing group within a matter of weeks - he will employ a copy- and-paste approach during the infancy of his national coaching tenure - my message to him would be to select players on form rather than reputation, and opt for tried-and-tested combinations.As far as the composition of the Springbok backline is concerned, the selection of Faf de Klerk and Elton Jantjies as the halfback pairing would be logical. The two players train together at the Lions on a weekly basis, know each other's game inside out and have proved consistent performers after 11 rounds of Super Rugby.In midfield, few would question Coetzee if he selected Damian de Allende alongside either Juan de Jongh or Jesse Kriel. De Allende is the man in the saddle for South Africa at centre and has proved his form and fitness since returning to the Stormers fold following an obdurate ankle injury. Among the back three, Coetzee should consider selecting the triumvirate of Lwazi Mvovo, JP Pietersen and Willie le Roux, who've been performing admirably for the Sharks this season.In the forwards, Tendai Mtawarira and Adriaan Strauss have packed down together many times before and Frans Malherbe has been the standout tighthead prop in Super Rugby.In terms of the second row, I believe it would be smart to select exciting Stormers locks Eben Etzebeth and Pieter-Steph du Toit because they boast three months of collective playing time under their belts.Meanwhile, when it comes to the loose trio, Coetzee should consider playing both Schalk Burger and Siya Kolisi, and perhaps recall Duane Vermeulen from France.There has been much debate as to whether Coetzee should select overseas-based players or instead opt predominantly for talent within South Africa's borders. My personal opinion is that we shouldn't select foreign-based players because, at the moment, there are a very limited number of these players that will contribute to South African rugby moving forward.A strong case can be made for the inclusion of Vermeulen and also to some extent Bath flanker Francois Louw.However, against the backdrop of the retirements of Jean de Villiers, Victor Matfield and the non-availability of veteran wing Bryan Habana for the impending Test series, now is the ideal time to embrace a new generation of players.For argument's sake, Jaco Kriel is performing well for the Lions in Super Rugby and deserves a look-in for Springbok selection ahead of Louw, who has been plying his trade in the UK since 2011.It's brilliant that Coetzee is meeting with local players and it would be absurd to fly to France, England or Japan to recruit players because we have sufficient talent in our country.The likes of Bismarck du Plessis and Pierre Spies are starring for Montpellier, but the reality is that they are playing in the European Challenge Cup, a second-tier competition that does not come close to Super Rugby in terms of the overall standard of play and level of difficulty...