Tafel Lager Griquas Name Team For Vital Clash In Kimberley

 

Tafel Lager Griquas head coach Pieter Bergh announced the team that will host the Airlink Pumas on Wednesday @ 15h30 in Kimberley in the first Carling Currie Cup of the week.

Griquas are still looking for their first win of the 2022 Carling Currie Cup season after suffering losses against the Toyota Cheetahs (20-30) and Cell C Sharks (23-24) away from home.

An unchanged pack of forwards was announced by Bergh for the third week in a row. A new combination was announced with Reagan Oranje coming off the bench at scrumhalf to combine with Theo Boshoff at flyhalf, who replaces Zander du Plessis. Du Plessis moves to the inside centre with Rynhardt Jonker earning a start at fullback.

The following players were not considered for selection due to injury: Andrew Beerwinkel, Cameron Lindsay, Jay-Cee Nel, Carl Els, George Whitehead, Stefan Ungerer, Ashlon Davids.

Tafel Lager Griquas: 15. Rynhardt Jonker, 14. Munier Hartzenberg, 13. Christopher Hollis, 12. Zander du Plessis, 11. Luther Obi, 10. Theo Boshoff, 9. Reegan Oranje, 8. Ruan Steenkamp (captain), 7. Siba Qoma, 6. Niel Otto, 5. Derik Pretorius, 4. Mzwanele Zito, 3. Janu Botha, 2. Alandre van Rooyen, 1. Eddie Davids. Replacements: 16. Janco Uys, 17. Kudzwai Dube, 18. Justin Forwood, 19. Johan Retief, 20. Michael Amiras, 21. Hanru Sirgel, 22. Johan Mulder, 23. Sango Xamlashe.