Strong team selected to face the Bulls

After a slow start to the Charling Currie Cup the The Hollywoodbets Sharks XV will face the Bulls in Saturday’s Carling Currie Cup semi-final. Hopefully the team can build on the good for they showed the last couple of weeks and produce another victory on Saturday.

John Plumtree has made six changes and one rotational change to the team.

In the forwards Fez Mbatha will start in place of the injured Dylan Richardson, Corne’ Rahl replace Gerbrandt Grobler and James Venter replace Emmanuel Tshituka.

In the backs Ethan Hooker shifts from centre to wing, Andre Esterhuizen and Francois Venter is the new centre pairing and the final change sees Eduan Keyter replacing Lili Bester.

Players not considered for selection due to injury:

Braam Reyneke, Dan Jooste, Diego Appollis, Dylan Richardson, Hakeem Kunene, Ig Prinsloo, Janus Potgieter, Jason Jenkins, Jean Smith, Jurenzo Julius, Khwezi Mona, Marnus Potgieter, Ruan Dreyer, Siya Ngiza, Thomas Dyer, Tinotenda Mavesere & Yaw Penxe

Saturday’s game will kick off at 17h00.

Hollywoodbets Sharks XV:

1. Ntuthuko Mchunu, 2. Fez Mbatha, 3. Hanro Jacobs, 4. Corne’ Rahl, 5. Emile van Heerden, 6. James Venter, 7. Vincent Tshituka (C), 8. Phepsi Buthelezi, 9. Bradley Davids, 10. Siya Masuku, 11. Ethan Hooker, 12. Andre Esterhuizen, 13. Francois Venter, 14. Eduan Keyter, 15. Jordan Hendrikse

Replacements:

16. Ethan Bester, 17. Dian Bleuler, 18. Trevor Nyakane, 19. Gerbrandt Grobler, 20. Emmanuel Tshituka, 21. Tian Meyer, 22. Lionel Cronje, 23. Lili Bester