Steval Pumas name their team to take on the Lions
Steval Pumas vs Xerox Golden Lions
Coaches MJ Mentz and Corné Steenkamp made some surprising changes to their 22-man line-up, for their fifth round Vodacom Cup match in Nelspruit on Saturday afternoon, 11 April, against the Xerox Golden Lions. Kick-off is at15:00 at the Mbombela Stadium. They decided to announce a 23-player squad for the possibility of changing their existing four forward, three back line choice to a 5-2 line-up. A total of 12 changes (five to the starting 15) was made to the team that played the Vodacom Blue Bulls two weeks ago.
One of the biggest changes for the week is the star loose forward, Marnus Schoeman who will receive his first opportunity at hooker, together with his former GWK Griqua teammate, Simon Westraadt. Westraadt only had a couple of minutes play time on his debut game for the Steval Pumas against the Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls in Secunda.
The team for the weekend:
- Khwezi Mona
- Simon Westraad (in for Jacques Momberg)***
- Drew van Coller
- Jannie Stander (in for Rudi Mathee, who moved to the bench)***
- Eduan van der Walt ©
- Brian Shabangu
- Lambert Groenewald
- 8. Jason-Colin Fraser
- 9. Sinovuyo Nyoka (in for Reynier van Rooyen)***
10. JC Roos (in for Justin van Staden, who moved to the bench)***
- Marcello Sampson
- Stefan Watermeyer
- Wilmaure Louw
- Jerome Pretorius (in for Bernado Botha, who moved to the bench)***
- Heinrich Steyl (in for JW Bell)***
- Marnus Schoeman (in for Francois du Toit)***
- De-Jay Terblanché
- 18. Rudi Mathee (in for Uzair Cassiem, who moved to utility forward on bench)***
- Uzair Cassiem (in for Marnus Schoeman, who moved to replacement hooker)***
- 20. Johan Herbst (in for Sinovuyo Nyoka, who moved to starting 15)***
- 21. Justin van Staden (in for JC Roos, who moved to starting 15)***
- Bernado Botha (in for Jerome Pretorius, who moved to starting 15)***
- 23. Sabelo Nhlapo (should the coaching staff decide to use a 5 forward, 2 back line bench, he will replace Bernado Botha)
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