Sharks slot in Aphiwe Dyantyi for derby duel
Werner Kok will not be playing in Round 7 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship due to a slight hamstring niggle.
The injection of speedster Aphiwe Dyantyi is the only change to the Sharks line-up to face the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday.
The Bulls will host the Sharks in round 7 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship at Loftus Versfeld, after Jake White’s charges climbed to third on the standings with a victory against Connacht last week, while the Durbanites beat the Dragons at Kings Park for their first win of the season.
Dyantyi comes in for Werner Kok, who has a slight hamstring niggle, on the right wing. The rest of the matchday squad remains unchanged.
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After the return of the world cup-winning Springboks last week, the Sharks put in their most decisive performance of the URC, and there was little evidence that the Boks were nursing any ill-effects following their exploits in France.
Eben Etzebeth, Grant Williams and Makazole Mapimpi crossed the whitewash as the Sharks ran in 10 tries for a 69-14 result that snapped a six-match slump.
Sharks – 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 13 Lukhanyo Am (c), 12 Francois Venter, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Phepsi Buthelezi, 6 James Venter, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Fez Mbatha, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu.
Subs: 16 Dan Jooste, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Corne Rahl, 20 Jeandre Labuschagne, 21 Grant Williams, 22 Boeta Chamberlain, 23 Rohan Janse van Rensburg.
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