Coetzee starts and Kaplan the referee
Coetzee was picked on the bench for the showdown with the Vodacom Blue Bulls last week.
The Sharks vs Western Provonce
Saturday, 12 October 2013 at 19h10
Growthpoint KINGS PARK
Referee - Jonathan Kaplan
The Sharks
15. SP Marais
14. Odwa Ndungane
13. Tim Whitehead
12. Heimar Williams
11. Lwazi Mvovo
10. Fred Zeilinga
9. Charl McLeod
8. Keegan Daniel (C)
7. Jean Deysel
6. Marcell Coetzee
5. Pieter-Steph du Toit
4. Peet Marais
3. Jannie du Plessis
2. Bismarck du Plessis
1. Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements
16. Kyle Cooper
17. Wiehahn Herbst *
18. Stephan Lewies
19. Jacques Botes **
20. Cobus Reinach
21. Patrick Lambie
22. Louis Ludik
* Should he go on - he will earn his 50th Absa Currie Cup cap.
** Should he go on - he will become the most capped Absa Currie Cup player in history.
Quotes from Backline Coach - Sean Everitt:
"This week our focus is on discipline because that let us down against the Bulls on the weekend. We need to get that right playing a team like Western Province. Another focus will be on defence, Province use the width of the field well, they have some dangerous runners, especially in Cheslin Kolbe and Gio Aplon, so we’re going to have to do our homework in order to contain them. For both teams it’s extremely important to try get a home semi and the opportunity to host the final, so I doubt either side will use this week as preparation for the semi-final when so much is at stake."
(File Photo:Gallo Images)
- Andre Bloem and The Sharks
Twitter - @SportswaveAndre