Fassi is back against Leinster B

Sean Everitt has selected a almost unchanged team against Leinster. Aphelele Fassi starts at full back and Le Roux Roets and Reniel Hugo swap places between the starting team and bench.

The Irish team (currently on 60 log points and ahead of Ulster by 10 log points) has kept a number of Irish internationals at home and sent a weakened squad to South Africa. Ideally the Sharks would want to move up on the log pushing for a home quarter final or at least play the 4th or 3rd place team in a quarter final. In the worst case scenario the Sharks (on 46) with three games left will need to keep the gap over Scarlets (on 38 the only team that could threaten the Sharks position in the top 8).

1. Ox Nche
2. Bongi Mbonambi
3. Thomas du Toit (c)
4. Le Roux Roets
5. Gerbrandt Grobler
6. Siya Kolisi
7. Henco Venter
8. Phepsi Buthelezi
9. Jaden Hendrikse
10. Curwin Bosch
11. Makazole Mapimpi
12. Marius Louw
13. Ben Tapuai
14. Werner Kok
15. Aphelele Fassi

Replacements
16. Kerron van Vuuren
17. Ntuthuko Mchunu
18. Khutha Mchunu
19. Reniel Hugo
20. Jeandre Labuschagne
21. Sikhumbuzo Notshe
22. Grant Williams
23. Boeta Chamberlain