EP U19 to tackle the Lions at NMMU
EP U19 Head Coach, Mzwandile Stick has made very few changes to his team, once again led by CJVelleman, with just two players rotating and one new addition to the bench.
“Luzuko Mase is still at school at Dale, so we have released him for this game, and we have opted to bring an extra forward on the bench in Elandre van der Merwe,” said Stick.
Van der Merwe, who has recently come back from injury, has played for both the Young Guns and Despatch and Stick said he was positive that Van der Merwe would add value to the side.
The only other changes are David Murray, who replaces Thembelihle Yase up front at loosehead prop, and Julio Abels who starts in place of Thabani Mgugudo.
“This is just a straight forward rotation of players. David had been battling with a bit of a shoulder injury but is now fully fit so we have opted to let him start, while Julio has a bit of pace on him and will give support to Malcolm Jaer,” he said.
Stick said they were expecting a good game against the Golden Lions.
“Judging from how we finished against the Blue Bulls last week, the team has gained a lot more confidence and have come to believe that they are not just in the game to make up numbers,” he said.
Stick said the team had lost the game against the Blue Bulls in the first 20 minutes last week, with the team down 24 points to 0, but that the team had come back strongly once they were able to retain possession of the ball, finishing the game on 17 points to the Bulls 29.
“There has been a lot of positivity at training and the team has been working hard, so we are looking forward to the game,” he said.
The game kicks off at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University’s B field at 17h00 and admission is free.
Eastern Province U19 team
David Murray
Jean-Pierre (JP) Jamieson
Chris Whitting
Wynand Grassmann
Sintu Manjezi
Cyril-John (CJ) Velleman (Capt)
Tyler Paul
Mihlali Nchukana
Jason Baggott
Jason Vers
Lindelwe Zungu
Luan Nieuwoudt (VC)
Dominik Uytenbogaardt
Julio Abels
Malcolm Jaer
Replacements
Arno Lotter
James Beyl
Thembelihle Yase
Gerrit Huisamen
Qhama Mvimbi
Elandre van der Merwe
Kewan Gibb
Thabani Mgugudo
Golden Lions U19 Team
Marius Greyvensteyn
Pieter Jansen
Clinton Theron
Estian Enslin
Matthew Victor le Roux
Frederik Bezuidenhout
Dwayne Pienaar
Arne van Rendsburg
Johan Esterhuizen
Shaun Reynolds
Johan Mitchel
Gerdus van der Walt (Capt)
Sampie Hearn
Jshegofatso Godfrey Ramaboea
Jade Ramo Solomons
Replacements
Cecil John Conradie
Arnout Malherbe
Roelof Frederik Diedericks
Marnus Erasmus
George-Lee Mathew Erasmus
Xander Cronje
Jemeel Henrico Warnick
Marco Edward Holmes
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