Suzuki Griquas head coach, Pieter Bergh, made several changes to his starting lineup to face the Vodacom Bulls on Sunday at 15:00 at the Tuine-Grizzlies rugby club.
All the changes were made up front. At lock, Derrick Pretorius replaces Malembe Mpofu. The loosies see Lourens Oosthuisen replacing Carl Els on the side of the scrum. Els replaces Gustav Erlank at the back of the scrum. Marco de Wit replaces Carel van der Merwe at seven.
Head Coach Pieter Bergh said the game against the Vodacom Bulls is extremely important, emphasising the significance of every point with three games left in the season.
With the game moved to a club venue in the west of Pretoria, Bergh said Griquas is accustomed to playing in different venues and is mentally prepared for the challenge.
Suzuki Griquas: 15 Cameron Hufke, 14 Dylan Maart, 13 Zane Bester, 12 Mnombo Zwelendaba, 11 Gurshwin Wehr, 10 George Whitehead, 9 Caleb Abrahams, 8 Carl Els, 7 Marco de Wit, 6 Lourens Oosthuisen, 5 Albert Liebenberg, 4 Derrick Pretorius, 3 Cebo Dlamini (c), 2 Janco Uys, 1 Eddie Davids. Replacements: 16 Tiaan Lange, 17 Leon Lyons, 18 Ig Prinsloo, 19 Athenkosi Khetani, 20 Phumzile Maqondwana, 21 Thomas Bursey, 22 Tom Nel, 23 Connor Mahoney.