Bismarck leads Sharks against Kings

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Sharks fans (Photo Denese Lups/Rugby15)

Sharks coach John Plumtree has named a 24-man Sharks team to face the Southern Kings in their final Super Rugby warm-up match before the start of the season.

Hooker Bismarck du Plessis will lead the team while the other regular captain Keegan Daniel will play off the bench.

Fredric Michalak has again been named as scrumhalf and will partner with Patrick Lambie. Plumtree is also persisting with Springbok wing JP Pieterson at centre to make space for two other Springboks wings in Lwazi Mvovo and Odwa Ndungane out wide.

THE SHARKS TEAM:

1. Dale Chadwick
2. Bismarck du Plessis (C)
3. Jannie du Plessis
4. Steven Sykes
5. Anton Bresler
6. Jacques Botes
7. Marcell Coetzee
8. Ryan Kankowski
9. Frederic Michalak
10. Patrick Lambie
11. Lwazi Mvovo
12. Tim Whitehead
13. JP Pietersen
14. Odwa Ndungane
15. Riaan Viljoen

Replacements
16. Craig Burden; 17. Julian Redelinghuys; 18. Wiehahn Herbst; 19. Pieter-Steph du Toit; 20. Ross Skeate; 21. Keegan Daniel; 22. Charl McLeod; 23. Meyer Bosman; 24. Paul Jordaan