Ruan Pienaar moved to flyhalf again
John Plumtree has made sweeping changes to the team that lost to the Bulls last weekend, with positional changes amongst the halfbacks and the loose forwards the most interesting developments. Ruan Pienaar will start at flyhalf, while Jean Deysel will play in the unfamiliar position of open-side flank.
Lock Johann Muller is the only injury casualty from last week, but Andy Goode and Jacques Botes have both been demoted to the replacements bench. John Smit has been cleared to play and will start at hooker, with Alistair Hargreaves coming into the number 5 jersey vacated by Muller. Ryan Kankowski’s return to the starting loose trio sees Willem Alberts shit from 8 to 7, with Deysel occupying Jacques Botes’s spot.
Ruan Pienaar shifts from scrumhalf to flyhalf, with Rory Kockott taking over the number 9 shirt. The balance of the backline remains unchanged.
There are further changes to the bench. Pat Cilliers comes in as prop replacement, meaning Wiehahn Herbst misses out this week. Wilhelm Steenkamp also comes in to take up the spot in the squad vacated by Muller. Goode and Andries Strauss will be the only backline replacements with Keegan Daniel, and Craig Burden making up the balance of the forward contingent.
The Sharks
15. Patrick Lambie
14. Odwa Ndungane
13. Stefan Terblanche
12. Riaan Swanepoel
11. Lwazi Mvovo
10. Ruan Pienaar
9. Rory Kockott
8. Ryan Kankowski
7. Willem Alberts
6. Jean Deysel
5. Alistair Hargreaves
4. Steven Sykes
3. Jannie du Plessis
2. John Smit (Captain)
1. Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements:
16. Craig Burden
17. Patric Cilliers
18. Wilhelm Steenkamp
19. Keegan Daniel
20. Jacques Botes
21. Andy Goode
22. Andries Strauss
[Info from Sharksworld.co.za]
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