Team for the Lions
Coach JPP has selected another inexperienced team with 3 debutants in the starting lineup and another 4 on the bench. It is a long season and it does make sense for the URC players to get a decent break before the long season starts again in September. In the mean time these inexperienced teams will get smashed week after week – must be frustrating for coaches and players alike.
A couple of players have caught the eye (e.g. Jaco Williams, Mawande Mdanda, Hakeem Kunene and Nick Hatton). Some of the more senior players do look like they cannot justify staying at the Sharks for much longer. The Sharks have a lot of work to do to build up the second tier players at the union.
- Abraham Reyneke
- Daniel Jooste
- Mawande Mdanda
- Batho Hlekani *
- Reniel Hugo
- Siya Ningiza
- Jannes Potgieter
- Nick Hatton (Captain)
- Bradley Davids
- Lionel Cronje
- Jaco Williams
- Jurenzo Julius *
- Lili Bester *
- Yaw Penxe
- Hakeem Kunene
Replacements
- Bryce Calvert *
- Dian Bleuler
- Kabous Bezuidenhout *
- Hennie Sieberhagen *
- Tino Mavesere
- Tiaan Meyer
- Scott Nel *
- Eduan Keyter