Rugby
Emerging Ireland ring the changes for Pumas game─── MORGAN PIEK 14:16 Tue, 04 Oct 2022
The Emerging Irish have named a new-look squad for their match against the defending Currie Cup champions, the Pumas, in Bloemfontein on Wednesday.
The Connacht flanker Cian Prendergast has been named as the captain for the game in the City of Roses.
Other changes to the pack will see John Honett and James Culhane completing the loose-trio, while Cormac Izuchukwu and Brian Deeny will play in the second-row.
The front-row is made up of Callum Reid, Diarmuid Barron and Roman Salanoa who hails from Hawaii in the USA.
In the backline, Jake Flannery and Michael McDonald will form the halfback combination while Cathal Forde and Antoine Frisch with patrol the midfield.
Ethan McIlroy and the two Irish Sevens internationals Chay Mullins and Andrew Smith will run on as the outside backs.
Last week the Emerging Irish beat the Griquas 54-7 in Bloemfontein their first match on tour.
Wednesday’s game at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein will kick off at 17:00.
Pumas - 15 Devon Williams, 14 Jade Stiglingh, 13 Sebastiaan de Klerk, 12 Wiaan van Niekerk, 11 Etienne Taljaard, 10 Tinus de Beer (captain), 9 Chriswill September, 8 André Fouché, 7 Kwanda Dimaza, 6 Jaco Labuschagné, 5 Shane Kirkwood, 4 Malembe Mpofu, 3 Ig Prinsloo, 2 Eduan Swart, 1 Corné Fourie.
Replacements – 16 Llewellyn Classen, 17 Etienne Janeke, 18 Simon Raw, 19 PJ Jacobs, 20 Anele Lungisa, 21 Khwezi Mafu, 22 Franna Kleinhans, 23 Givan Snyman, 24 Lucky Dlepu, 25 Gene Willemse, 26 Ali Mgijima, 27 Diego Apollis, 28 Lundi Msenge.
Emerging Ireland - 15 Chay Mullins, 14 Ethan McIlroy, 13 Antoine Frisch, 12 Cathal Forde, 11 Andrew Smith, 10 Jake Flannery, 9 Michael McDonald, 8 James Culhane, 7 John Hodnett, 6 Cian Prendergast, 5 Brian Deeny, 4 Cormac Izuchukwa, 3 Roman Salonoa, 2 Diarmuid Barron, 1 Callum Reid
Replacements - 16 Dylan Tierney-Martin, 17 Josh Wycherley, 18 Sam Illo, 19 Tom Ahern, 20 David McCann, 21 Ben Murphy, 22 Jack Crowley, 23 Shane Daly
