Cell C Sharks team to take on the Lions

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Cell C Sharks vs. Emirates Lions

Date	: Saturday, 9 April 2016
Time	: 17h05
Venue	: Growthpoint KINGS Park
Referee	: Angus Gardner (Aus)
Assistant Referees	: Nicholas Berry (Aus), Rodney Bonaparte
Television Match Official	: Marius Jonker

15. Willie le Roux
14. JP Pietersen
13. Paul Jordaan
12. Andre Esterhuizen
11. Lwazi Mvovo
10. Joe Pietersen
9. Cobus Reinach
8. Daniel du Preez
7. Jean-Luc du Preez
6. Marcell Coetzee
5. Stephan Lewies
4. Etienne Oosthuizen
3. Coenie Oosthuizen
2. Franco Marais
1. Tendai Mtawarira (C)

Replacements
16. Kyle Cooper
17. Juan Schoeman
18. Lourens Adriaanse
19. Hyron Andrews
20. Keegan Daniel
21. Michael Claassens
22. Garth April
23. Odwa Ndungane

Notes:
Quotes from Director of Rugby, Gary Gold.
“This is going to be an incredibly tough fixture, made even tougher by the fact that the Lions are in our pool. The outcome of this game is going to be significant to the status of this pool at a later stage.

“They are a fantastic team and we have a huge amount of respect for them. We know how good they are with ball in hand and the questions they ask on defence.

“Our focus is on our own game and after a break last week, our players returned to training in high spirits with renewed energy and focus.

“We want to play with more ball in hand and ask questions of our own. The set-piece battle is going to be important and it will lay the foundation for us to launch our attacks off.

“It is important for us to perform well before we go on tour, which will set the tone for a tough, yet exciting, three week assignment in New Zealand.”

Interesting Facts

Odwa Ndungane needs two more tries to equal the Cell C Sharks all-time Super Rugby try scoring record, held by Stefan Terblanche;
JP Pietersen holds the record for the most tries scored by a Cell C Sharks player in a single season, with a total of 12 tries scored in the 2007 season;
The Cell C Sharks current record for most tries scored in a Super Rugby match is 10, which was set against the Rebels in 2013;
Paul Jordaan has missed just three of his tackle attempts this season, giving him the second best tackle success (94.4%) of any player to have made more than 50 attempts.