Team Release – Cell C Sharks vs. Force
Cell C Sharks vs. Force
Date | : Saturday, 6 May 2017 |
Time | : 15h05 |
Venue | : Growthpoint KINGS PARK |
Referee | : Rasta Rasivhenge |
Assistant Referees | : Quinton Immelman, Archie Sehlako |
Television Match Official | : Shaun Veldsman |
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Rhyno Smith
14. Kobus van Wyk
13. Lukhanyo Am
12. Jeremy Ward
11. Sibusiso Nkosi **
10. Curwin Bosch
9. Michael Claassens (v/c)
8. Daniel du Preez
7. Jean-Luc du Preez
6. Philip van der Walt (c)
5. Ruan Botha
4. Etienne Oosthuizen
3. Coenie Oosthuizen
2. Chiliboy Ralepelle
1. Thomas du ToitReplacements
16. Franco Marais
17. Beast Mtawarira
18. Lourens Adriaanse
19. Stephan Lewies
20. Tera Mtembu
21. Cobus Reinach
22. Patrick Lambie
23. Johan Deysel* Lwazi Mvovo has been rested for this match in line with the Springbok player rest protocol.
**Denotes that the player is making his Vodacom Super Rugby debut.Notes:
Quotes from Head Coach, Robert du Preez.“The passion and courage our players showed last week to grind out an important win against a battle-hardened test team at their fortress was special and showed the character of our team.
“The Force pushed the Lions right until the final whistle last week and we know that once they get their tails up they can be difficult to stop. We want to carry on from where we let off last week, be positive and more clinical with our execution.
“We let our fans down a fortnight ago at home and we don’t want to do that again. Hopefully our performance this weekend will make them proud.”
Interesting Facts
- The Cell C Sharks have won eight of the nine meetings between the two sides before this round, including each of the last seven;
- The Cell C Sharks are undefeated in their last eight games at home (W7, D1); the last time they went longer at home without a loss was a stretch of nine wins across 2008 and 2009;
- Curwin Bosch is the first player to surpass 100 points scored this season thanks largely to a tally of 26 penalty goals, which is 10 more than any other player in the competition.
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