Sharks team named for Blue Bulls clash

John Plumtree has named the Sharks team to take on the Vodacom Blue Bulls in Super Rugby action on Saturday.

Piet Lindeque has replaced JP Pieterson in the only enforced change.  

Two changes to the forward pack sees the Beast Mthawarira replacing on loan prop JC Janse Van Rensburg in the starting line up.

In the second row, Anton Bresler is out injured. Pieter-Steph du Toit will partner with Franco van der Merwe.

Jandre Marais will provide cover off the bench.The loose forward trio of Marcell Coetzee, Keegan Daniel and Willem Alberts remains unchanged; as does the half-back pairing of Charl McLeod and Patrick Lambie.

The only other change sees Sean Robinson back in the team, covering the back three off the bench.

Bismarck du Plessis and Butch James have been training with the team, however they both failed to make the cut.


Here is a list of the team:  

The Sharks

15. Riaan Viljoen
14. Odwa Ndungane
13. Piet Lindeque
12. Meyer Bosman
11. Lwazi Mvovo
10. Pat Lambie
9. Charl McLeod
8. Keegan Daniel (C)
7. Willem Alberts
6. Marcell Coetzee
5. Franco van der Merwe
4. Pieter-Steph du Toit
3. Jannie du Plessis
2. Kyle Cooper
1. Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements
16. Monde Hadebe
17. Wiehahn Herbst
18. Jandre Marais
19. Jean Deysel
20. Lubabalo Mtembu
21. Tian Meyer
22. Sean Robinson


(File photo: Gallo Images)

- Mak Dlamini