Herne back for Lions clash at Wits
The iCollege Pumas have stuck to the recipe that brought them the win in the opening round of the SuperSport Challenge (SSC) for tomorrow's showdown with the Xerox Golden Lions at Wits Rugby Stadium.
Coach of the Pumas, Brent Janse van Rensburg, however, was forced to replace eighth man Willie Engelbrecht, who left the field with a concussion this past weekend.
Nardus van der Walt will start at number 8 for Engelbrecht and Hilton Lobberts moved up to the starting line-up in the only two changes to the pack that played to a 36-18 win over the Bulls.
Hooker Frank Herne is back in the 22 after a couple of months off due to injury, and he replaces Simon Westraadt, who is not part of the team that will travel to Johannesburg.
Jeandré Rudolf will make his debut for the Pumas from the bench, and Andrew Beerwinkel also returns to the team after being rested for the opening round of the SSC.
Pumas
15. Devon Williams
14. JP Lewis
13. Barend Smith
12. Hennie Skorbinski
11. Ruwellyn Isbell
10. Chris Smit
9. Stefan Ungerer
8. Nardus van der Walt
7. Hilton Lobberts
6. Brain Shabangu
5. Cameron Lindsay
4. Tazz Fuzani
3. Louis Albertse
2. Marko Janse van Rensburg
1. De-Jay Terblanche
Reserves
16. Frank Herne
17. Andrew Beerwinkel
18. Jannie Stander
19. Jeandré Rudolph
20. Reynier van Rooyen
21. Justin van Staden
22. Jerome Pretorius.
Supersport challenge team announcement:
The Xerox Golden Lions team to host the iCollege Pumas at Wits Rugby Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 13:00) will be captained by flanker Robert Kruger.
Aphiwe Dyantyi’s returns to action after the pectoral muscle injury he picked up against the Jaguares in Buenos Aires on March 23.
The Xerox Golden Lions kicks off their SuperSport Challenge at Wits after having a bye in the first weekend.
The team is coached by Herkie Kruger and Bart Schoeman, and assisted by Wynand Ellis (technical analyst) and Bafana Nhleko (defence).
