Sharks name team for semis
Head coach, Brad Macleod-Henderson, said today that he hopes the team will continue the form they displayed in their clash against Western Province:
"It was great to see the team come out in the second half and play some nice rugby and get quite a few points on the board. Hopefully the continuity continues against the Golden Lions. It’s going to be a huge task going up to Ellis Park, but a challenge we’re looking forward to. We will have to play for the full 80 minutes, defensively we need to be strong and our set-piece needs to function well."
Macleod-Henderson added that the Sharks know Saturday's match is going to be a big challenge: “We played nicely when we beat them in Durban, but that counts for nothing now. It’s a new game, a new challenge, a new week and we are preparing accordingly.”
Below is the Sharks team named for a game starting 14h30 at Ellis Park.
Referee: Jaco van Heerden
Assistant Referees: Ben Crouse, Sieg van Staden
15. SP Marais
14. Tonderai Chavhanga
13. S’bura Sithole
12. Andre Esterhuizen
11. Lwazi Mvovo
10. Lionel Cronje
9. Cobus Reinach
8. Tera Mtembu (C)
7. Etienne Oosthuizen
6. Jacques Botes
5. Marco Wentzel
4. Stephan Lewies
3. Matt Stevens
2. Kyle Cooper
1. Thomas du Toit
Replacements
16. Monde Hadebe
17. Dale Chadwick
18. Lourens Adriaanse
19. JC Astle
20. Khaya Majola
21. Conrad Hoffmann
22. Fred Zeilinga
(File Photo:Andre Bloem)
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