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It's all change for Pukke

FNB NWU-Pukke coach Rudy Joubert has made four changes to his starting XV and nine to his matchday 22 for their Varsity Cup Round Four encounter with the unbeaten FNB Maties in Stellenbosch on Monday.

Joubert reshuffled his entire backline – including a new halfback combination – for this FNB Varsity Cup match presented by Steinhoff International.

Randall April comes in on the right-wing in place of Lloyd Seleka, while Cecil Dumond is at flyhalf in place of WD Botha and Teuns Kotzé at scrumhalf for Andries Mahoney.

In the only change to the starting pack Savvas Nel is the No.6 flank in place of Jaco Lötter.

Victor Kruger, Jaco Lotter, Andries Mahoney, Dewan Eckard and Andrew van Wyk all come onto the bench.

FNB NWU-Pukke: 15 Willem Barnard, 14 Randall April, 13 Wenstley Scott, 12 Wouter Watermeyer, 11 Lola Waka, 10 Cecil Dumond, 9 Teuns Kotzé, 8 Willem van der Wal (captain), 7 Thabo Molete, 6 Savvas Nel, 5 Markus Fourie, 4 Grant le Roux, 3 Stephan Bezuidenhout, 2 Stoffel Duvenhage, 1 Jaco Koch.
Replacements: 16 Lourens Botes, 17 BG Uys, 18 Victor Kruger, 19 Jaco Lotter, 20 Andries Mahoney, 21 Dewan Eckard, 22 Andrew van Wyk.

Coach: Rudy Joubert
Assistant coaches: Attie Strauss, Mervyn Taylor

Kick-off: Monday, February 23, 6.45pm, Danie Craven Stadium

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