McDonald gets UJ wing spot
FNB UJ and FNB Shimlas have made a few late changes to their starting line-ups for today’s Round Three, Varsity Cup action.
Shimlas, who are in Potchefstroom for their match against the Pukke later today, have made some changes to their bench; the most notable being that of back-up scrumhalf Marlin Ruiters dropping out of their 23-man squad.
In other changes to the Shimlas matchday squad, Sybrand Mostert and Tumelo Moholo have been added to their bench, whilst Johan van Schalkwyk and Beast Ndwandwa have changed jerseys on the bench.
UJ, meanwhile, have opted for Aubrey McDonald in the No.14 shirt, having last week been bracketed with Bernardo Botha on the right-wing.
Botha will warm the bench, whilst David Bulbring will wear the No.5 shirt after Marnus van Huysteen was – erroneously – named in the starting XV and on the bench.
Flanks JP Janse van Rensburg and Justin Wheeler have also swapped jersey numbers for the Men from Johannesburg who, of course, will be hosting the defending champion Maties at 6.30pm.
* In one final, late change from Port Elizabeth, NMMU have replaced Darryl Turner with Ayabonga Lallendle in jersey No.21.
NMMU are hosting UCT in the second Monte Taljaard Trophy match between the two Varsity Cup sides.
** TUT have also made three changes ahead of their Pretoria Derby against Tuks – the first game of Round Three; one in the starting XV (Dewald van Deventer) and two on the bench.
Revised Varsity Cup teams for Round Three:
(All changes in bold)
FNB TUT Vikings (v Tuks, 4.30pm): 15 Hansie Graaff, 14 Johan Swartz, 13 Jaco Oosthuizen, 12 Lutho Nyeka, 11 Thabo Motau, 10 Jacques Venter, 9 Manny Raposo, 8 Wikus Botes, 7 Emile Verster (captain), 6 Alfred Khoza, 5 Dewald van Deventer, 4 Johan Steenkamp, 3 Braam van der Merwe, 2 Dean Muir, 1 Juan Pike.
Replacements: 16 Eugene Cunha, 17 Jacques van Rooyen, 18 Ryno Coetzee, 19 Ryno Lopes, 20 Theunis Cchoeman, 21 Simphiwe Mtkulu, 22 Ruan van Loo, 23 Johann Visser.
FNB Shimlas (v Pukke, 6.30pm): 15 George Whitehead, 14 Divandré Strydom, 13 Earl Snyman, 12 Wayne Stevens (captain), 11 Rashied Isaacs, 10 Reinhardt Erwee, 9 Jaco Colyn, 8 Boom Prinsloo, 7 Willie Britz, 6 Hanno Pieterse, 5 Henjo van Niekerk, 4 Joubert Horn, 3 Vaatjie Koorsen, 2 PW van Vuuren, 1 Ian Potgieter.
Replacements: 16 Gert Erasmus, 17 Charles Marais, 18 Lebo Zietsman, 19 Sybrand Mostert, 20 Tumelo Moholo, 21 Johan van Schalkwyk, 22 Beast Ndwandwa, 23 André Schlechter.
FNB UJ (v Maties, 6.30pm): 15 Earl Lewis, 14 Aubrey McDonald, 13 Clinton de Klerk (captain), 12 Luan Steenkamp, 11 Lola Waka, 10 André Smith, 9 Jaco Snymnan, 8 Quintin Minnaar, 7 JP Janse van Rensburg, 6 Justin Wheeler, 5 David Bulbring, 4 Martin Lombard, 3 Wayne Swart, 2 Edgar Marutlulle, 1 Charl du Plessis.
Replacements: 16 Brett Claassens, 17 Cllint van Niekerk, 18 Marnus van Huysteen, 19 Hennie Kilian, 20 Danny Botha, 21 Ryno Luus, 22 Bernardo Botha, 23 Jaco Claassen.
FNB NMMU (v UCT, 6.30pm): 15 Jade Barkhuizen, 14 Oscar Mazaka, 13 Stefan de Klerk, 12 Willem Laubscher, 11 Williams Heydenrych, 10 Aluzant Munnik, 9 Luso Booi (captain), 8 De Wet De Lange, 7 JP Kellerman, 6 Thomasau Forbes, 5 Mathew Lutge, 4 Jannie Fourie, 3 Pierre Hammand, 2 Werner Kapp, 1 Tyron Willams.
Replacements: 16 Hugo Lampbrechts, 17 Chris Dicks, 18 Kemsley Wesso, 19 Samuel Borsaah, 20 Phiwe Lallendle, 21 Ayabonga Lallendle, 22 Wade Roos, 23 Chariel van Jaarsveld.
