Windhoek Draught Griquas Head Coach Pieter Bergh made several changes to his line-up that will face the Namibian National Team st the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium in Windhoek at 16h00 on Saturday.
Five changes were made upfront. Justin Forwood, Gustav de Randt and Eddie Davids form a brand new front row while Thabo Ndimande and Stephan Smit join Carl Els in an almost brand new loosie combination.
At the back George Whitehead, who take over the captaincy, and Bobby Alexander are the new halfback pairing. Eddie Fouche moves to the inside centre to combine with Tertius Kruger who moves from inside to the outside centre. Rosko Specman will make his debut for the Windhoek Draught Griquas while Jay-Cee Nel replaces Ashlon Davids at full-back.
Not selected due to injury: Andrew Beerwinkel, Andries Schutte, Derik Pretorius, Hanru Sirgel, Malcolm Jaer and Werner Gouws.
Johan Retief and Janco Venter will play for the Welwitschias while Zander du Plessis and Sango Xamlashe are still on URC duty.
Windhoek Draught Griquas: 15. Jay-Cee Nel, 14. Rosko Specman, 13. Tertius Kruger, 12. Eddie Fouche, 11. Luther Obi, 10. George Whitehead (c), 9. Bobby Alexander, 8. Carl Els, 7. Stephan Smit, 6. Thabo Ndimande, 5. Albert Liebenberg, 4. Mihlali Stamper, 3. Justin Forwood, 2. Gustav de Randt, 1. Eddie Davids. Replacements: 16. Simon Westraadt, 17. Cebo Dlamini, 18. Janu Botha, 19. Godfrey Muzanargwo, 20 Niel Otto, 21. Michael Amiras, 22 Reagan Oranje, 23. Ashlon Davids, 24. Janco Uys, 25. Sean Swart, 26. Kudzwai Dube, 27. Johan Mulder.
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