The Airlink Pumas will play against the Emerging Ireland team this afternoon at 17h00 (SA Time) in the second round of the Toyota Challenge hosted at the Bloemfontein Stadium.
Jimmy Stonehouse announced a team that misses several of the players that won the Currie Cup against the Windhoek Draught Griquas earlier this year.
Emerging Ireland started their Toyota Challenge campaign with a 54-7 victory over the Griquas on Sunday.
Cian Prendergast, a member of the touring party leadership group, will fulfil the captain’s duties against the Pumas.
Prendergast will line out on the blindside flank with John Hodnett in the number seven jersey and James Culhane in the number eight slot. Cormac Izuchukwu and Brian Deeny are named at lock with Callum Reid, Diarmuid Barron and Roman Salanoa in the front row.
Michael McDonald and Jake Flannery will steer the team from half-back with Cathal Forde and Antoine Frisch in midfield. Ethan McIlroy is joined in the backfield by Sevens duo Chay Mullins and Andrew Smith.
The replacements named are Dylan Tierney-Martin, Josh Wycherley, Sam Illo, Tom Ahern, David McCann, Ben Murphy, Jack Crowley and Shane Daly.
Teams
Pumas: 15. Devon Williams, 14. Jade Stiglingh, 13. Sebastiaan de Klerk, 12. Wiaan van Niekerk, 11. Etienne Taljaard, 10. Tinus de Beer (c), 9. Chriswill September, 8. André Fouché, 7. Kwanda Dimaza, 6. Jaco Labuschagne, 5. Shane Kirkwood, 4. Malembe Mpofu, 3. Ignatius Prinsloo, 2. Eduan Swart, 1. Corné Fourie. Replacements: 16. PJ Jacobs, 17. Etienne Janeke, 18. Simon Raw, 19. Anele Lungisa, 20. Franna Kleinhans, 21. Giovan Snyman, 22. Gene Willemse, 23. Diego Apollis.
Emerging Ireland: 15. Chay Mullins, 14. Ethan McIlroy, 13. Antoine Frisch, 12. Cathal Forde, 11. Andrew Smith, 10. Jake Flannery, 9. Michael McDonald, 8. James Culhane, 7. John Hodnett, 6. Cian Prendergast (c), 5. Brian Deeny, 4. Cormac Izuchukwu, 3. Roman Salonoa, 2. Diarmuid Barron, 1. Callum Reid. Replacements: 16. Dylan Tierney-Martin, 17. Josh Wycherley, 18. Sam Illo, 19. Tom Ahern, 20. David McCann, 21. Ben Murphy, 22. Jack Crowley, 23. Shane Daly.