Sharks change their pack for Cheetahs

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Cell C Sharks Director of Rugby Gary Gold has made four changes to his team for this Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby clash with the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.

All four personnel changes have been made in the pack, with a return to the all Springbok front row of Jannie du Plessis, back after being given last week off with the birth of his child, his brother and captain Bismarck du Plessis and Beast Mtawarira.

Mouritz Botha is also back after an eye socket injury sustained in the opening round match against the Cheetahs, the first leg going the way of the Free State side, and the English International will pack down alongside Springbok Pieter-Steph du Toit in the second row.

The final change comes in at loose-forward where Renaldo Bothma comes in for Willem Alberts who is out of the match 23 due to injury.

“The Toyota Cheetahs were formidable opponents in our first round encounter and are a real threat with ball in hand,” Gold admits.

“We will have our work cut out for us this Saturday in a pressurised situation.”

The Cell C Sharks

15. SP Marais
14. Odwa Ndungane
13. JP Pietersen
12. Francois Steyn
11. Lwazi Mvovo
10. Patrick Lambie
9. Cobus Reinach
8. Ryan Kankowski
7. Renaldo Bothma
6. Marcell Coetzee
5. Pieter-Steph du Toit
4. Mouritz Botha
3. Jannie du Plessis
2. Bismarck du Plessis (Captain)
1. Tendai Mtawarira

Replacements
16. Kyle Cooper
17. Dale Chadwick / Thomas du Toit
18. Lourens Adriaanse
19. Marco Wentzel / Lubabalo Mtyanda
20. Tera Mtembu
21. Conrad Hoffmann
22. Andre Esterhuizen
23. Jack Wilson

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