Sharks team for Bulls clash

Mar 20 • General News, Super Rugby • 1616 Views • Comments Off on Sharks team for Bulls clash

Bulls vs Cell C Sharks

Date: Saturday, 22 March 2014

Time: 19h10

Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)

Assistant Referees: Craig Joubert, Jaco van Heerden

Television Match Official: Deon van Blommenstein

15. SP Marais
14. JP Pietersen **
13. S’bura Sithole
12. Frans Steyn
11. Lwazi Mvovo
10. Patrick Lambie
9. Cobus Reinach
8. Ryan Kankowski
7. Willem Alberts
6. Marcell Coetzee
5. Stephan Lewies
4. Anton Bresler
3. Jannie du Plessis
2. Bismarck du Plessis (C)
1. Tendai Mtawarira

Replacements
16. Kyle Cooper
17. Dale Chadwick
18. Lourens Adriaanse
19. Etienne Oosthuizen
20. Tera Mtembu
21. Charl McLeod
22. Tim Swiel
23. Andre Esterhuizen

** JP Pietersen will be playing his 100th Vodacom Super Rugby game for the Cell C Sharks

Quotes from Director of Rugby, Jake White.

“This is a huge game, it’s at Loftus and the Bulls have an unbelievable record at that stadium and they’ve won the championship three times, so we’re under no false illusions that this isn’t going to be a tough away fixture for us. It’s a derby game as well and we know it’s going to be big.

“It is a big achievement for a guy that plays 100 times for his franchise. I have no doubt that it’s not only what he brings on the field, but also what he brings to the rest of the group off the field. I’m sure it will be a special occasion for him. I have no doubt JP, being as popular a player as he is to this group, a lot of the players will want to do well for him as well.”