Joubert rings the changes for Pukke
FNB NWU-Pukke coach Rudy Joubert has made several changes to his squad ahead of their crucial Varsity Cup Round Five match against the FNB University of Johannesburg on Monday.
With just one point separating the fourth-placed Pukke and the UJ students (fifth) on the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International log, the game could be decisive in the race for the play-offs.
Joubert has made two changes to his backline; bringing Andrew van Wyk in for Lola Waka on the left-wing. Andries Mahoney will start at scrumhalf in the place of Teuns Kotzé.
Waka and Kotze will both play off the bench.
The Pukke coach, meanwhile, has also changed his flanks; with Francois Robbertse and Jaco Lotter starting ahead of Thabo Molete and Savvas Nel, respectively.
FNB NWU-Pukke: 15 Willem Barnard, 14 Randall April, 13 Wenstley Scott, 12 Wouter Watermeyer, 11 Andrew van Wyk, 10 Cecil Dumond, 9 Andries Mahoney, 8 Willem van der Wal (captain), 7 Francois Robbertse, 6 Jaco Lotter, 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 Thabo Molete, 20 Theuns Kotzé, 21 Dewan Eckard, 22 Lola Waka.
Head coach: Rudy Joubert
Assistant coaches: Attie Strauss, Mervyn Taylor
Kick-off: Monday, March 2, 6.45pm, UJ Stadium
