Rugby
Sharks change four─── 16:30 Thu, 12 Mar 2015
The Sharks have made four changes to their team to face the Toyota Cheetahs on Saturday evening in the Super Rugby.
All four the changes to the team are in the pack with the most notable inclusion being Springbok tighthead, Jannie du Plessis.
Du Plessis missed always weeks’ 29-13 loss to the Sharks after being given off for the birth of his child.
He will for an all Springbok frontrow with brother Bismarck du Plessis and Tendai “Beast” Mtawariria.
England international lock Mouritz Botha returns to the side after an injury.
Assistant coach, Brad MacCleod-Henderson said that they are looking for a better performance in the scrum.
Saturday evenings match at the Free State Stadium kicks off at 17:05.
Toyota Cheetahs – 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Joe Pietersen, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Boom Prinsloo, 7 Jean Cook, 6 Oupa Mohoje, 5 Francois Uys, 4 Carl Wegner, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 1 Danie Minnie.
Replacements - 16 Stephan Coetzee, 17 BG Uys, 18 Maks van Dyk, 19 Heinrich Brüssow, 20 Steven Sykes, 21 Tian Meyer, 22 Willie du Plessis, 23 Clayton Blommetjies.
Sharks - 15 SP Marais, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 JP Pietersen, 12 Francois Steyn, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Patrick Lambie, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Renaldo Bothma, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 4 Mouritz Botha, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis (Captain), 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements - 16 Kyle Cooper, 17 Dale Chadwick / Thomas du Toit, 18 Lourens Adriaanse, 19 Marco Wentzel / Lubabalo Mtyanda, 20 Tera Mtembu, 21 Conrad Hoffmann, 22 Andre Esterhuizen, 23 Jack Wilson.
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Assistant coach Brad Macleod-Henderson speaks of their Sharks scrum:
