Rugby
Mohoje set for first Bok start─── 08:24 Thu, 25 Sep 2014
Shimlas captain and Toyota Cheetahs utility forward, Teboho “Oupa” Mohoje is set for his first start in the green-and-gold when the Springboks run out against the Wallabies in Cape Town.
Mohoje was yesterday named in the starting XV at flank in the place of the injured Francois Louw.
Coach Heyneke Meyer said he chose the Qwa-Qwa born player who attended HTS Louis Botha over the more experience Schalk Burger due to his lengthy travel from Japan to Cape Town.
In the only other change to the starting line-up, Francois Hougaard replaces the injured Ruan Pienaar and Cobus Reinach slots onto the bench.
Should Reinach make his debut, he and his late father, Jaco Reinach with become just the 10th father-son Springbok combination.
Newlands is the very same field his father made his debut on when he ran out at wing against the New Zealand Cavaliers back in 1986.
Meyer said he was delighted for the Sharks scrumhalf, who hails from the Free State.
“I’m also very happy for Cobus, who will follow in the footsteps of his late father having never even played first team at school or any national representative rugby, which is a great compliment for the structures at the Sharks.”
Saturday’s Test at Newlands kicks off at 17:05.
Springboks - 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Jan Serfontein, 12 Jean de Villiers (captain), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Oupa Mohoje, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements - 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Marcel van der Merwe, 19 Bakkies Botha, 20 Schalk Burger, 21 Cobus Reinach, 22 Pat Lambie, 23 JP Pietersen.
Morgan Piek / OFM News
