Durban - Ahead of their first game of the season, in a warm up match against the Cheetahs in Durban, Sharks coach Robert du Preez has showed his hand for the start of Super Rugby.
There will be two games, a 60 minute clash at 5pm on Friday between what must be classed as the possibles, before the probables take to the field at 6.30 in a televised match.
The main match sees a lineup that would looks similar to the one expected to take on the Reds in round one of Super Rugby, with only Cobus Reinach’s omission, as he sits on the bench for Michaels Claassens, the only real surprise.
As this is a pre-season friendly, there will be rolling subs, and many players from Match One will play in Match Two.
MATCH ONE:
15. Rhyno Smith, 14. S’bura Sithole, 13. Johan Deysel, 12. Jeremy Ward, 11. Sbu Nkosi, 10. Inny Radebe, 9. Hanco Venter, 8. Tera Mtembu (c), 7. Jean Deysel, 6. Francois Kleinhans, 5. Hyron Andrews, 4. Wian Vosloo, 3. Lourens Adriaanse, 2. Stephan Coetzee, 1. John-Hubert Meyer.
Replacements: 16. Juan Schoeman, 17. Gerhard Engelbrecht, 18. Jean Droste, 19. Khaya Majola, 20. Jacques Vermeulen, 21. Rowan Gous, 22. Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 23. Odwa Ndungane, 24. Marius Louw, 25. Tristan Blewett, 26. Morne Joubert, 27. Garth April.
MATCH TWO
15. Cuwin Bosch, 14. Kobus van Wyk, 13. Lukhanyo Am, 12. Andre Esterhuizen, 11. Lwazi Mvovo, 10. Pat Lambie (c), 9. Michael Claassens, 8. Keegan Daniel, 7. Jean-Luc du Preez, 6. Philip van der Walt, 5. Ruan Botha, 4. Etienne Oosthuizen, 3. Coenie Oosthuizen, 2. Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1. Beast Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16. Juan Schoeman, 17. Franco Marais, 18. Lourens Adriaanse, 19. Jean Droste, 20. Hyron Andrews, 21. Francois Kleinhans, 22. Jacques Vermeulen, 23. Tera Mtembu, 24. Cobus Reinach, 25. Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 26. Sbu Nkosi, 27. Jeremy Ward, 28 Johan Deysel, 29. S’bura Sithole, 30. Clement Poitrenaud.