Sharks pick Jannie and Willem
Jannie du Plessis and Willem Alberts have both been picked to start at Newlands.
The Sharks
15. SP Marais
14. Odwa Ndungane
13. Louis Ludik
12. Francois Steyn
11. Lwazi Mvovo
10. Patrick Lambie
9. Charl McLeod
8. Keegan Daniel (C)
7. Willem Alberts
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. Fred Zeilinga
22. Heimar Williams
Quotes from Forwards Coach, Brad Macleod-Henderson:
"They have a quality experienced pack which has been finding a lot of good ball, and some electrifying backs out wide. But we’re worrying about them as a team rather than individuals at the moment. We need to make sure physically we will be up for it – and I’m sure we will be."
Quote from Backline Coach, Sean Everitt:
"We haven’t spoken about records or looked back at the past, we’re certainly looking forward to the game on Saturday and we’ve gone about our preparation as we would for any game we’d play in the pool stages. Everyone knows within themselves that it is a massive game on Saturday."
Kickoff is at 17h30.
Jonathan Kaplan will referee the final.
(File Photo:Gallo Images)
- Andre Bloem
Twitter - @SportswaveAndre