The Sharks announce their team to face the Lions

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Lions vs Cell C Sharks

Date: Friday, 7 February 2014

Time: 19h00

Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg

15. SP Marais
14. Odwa Ndungane
13. Paul Jordaan
12. Francois Steyn
11. Lwazi Mvovo
10. Patrick Lambie
9. Cobus Reinach
8. Tera Mtembu
7. Jean Deysel
6. Marcell Coetzee
5. Pieter-Steph du Toit
4. Anton Bresler
3. Jannie du Plessis
2. Bismarck du Plessis (C)
1. Tendai Mtawarira

Replacements
16. Monde Hadebe
17. Dale Chadwick
18. Lourens Adriaanse
19. Stephan Lewies
20. Jacques Botes
21. Ryan Kankowski
22. Charl McLeod
23. Fred Zeilinga
24. Heimar Williams
25. S’bura Sithole
26. Jaco van Tonder

Notes

* Match not televised.

Quotes from Director of Rugby, Jake White.

“It’s going to be as close as it gets to a dress rehearsal, I’d like to pick a team that I’d like to start against the Bulls, I’ll give them as much game-time as I can in the first 40 or 50 minutes. Then if I’ve seen enough of what I need to, then I’ll look to give other guys a run. But the quicker I can get cohesion and group work going the better it will be.

“What we want is a situation where we hopefully come through this Friday’s game unscathed, but if they don’t then we’ve at least used the two warm-up games to give other guys an opportunity to get game-time, and they’re ready to step in if need be.”