The EP Kings, who are still in search of their maiden Currie Cup win, will have another tough encounter this weekend when they face the Xerox Golden Lions at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Kings returned to Port Elizabeth from their Durban trip with nothing to show for their efforts after they slipped nine tries at a drenched Growthpoint Kingspark on the weekend.
As a result EP Kings coach, Barend Pieterse, has made six changes, one of them positional, to his matchday 22 for their forthcoming Currie Cup Premier Division match against the Lions.
Justin Forwood will start at loosehead prop, which allows for Pieter Stemmet to return to the tighthead position.
At lock, Dylan Pieterse is not available for selection due to illness. He will be replaced by either David Antonites or Tazz Fuzani, both of whom are returning from injury. The team’s medical staff will make a call on who will start against the defending Currie Cup champions later in the week.
The final change to the pack is at flank, where Luke van der Smit will start at blindside flank, with Vincent Jobo moving to the bench.
Two changes were made to the back line which started against the Cell C Sharks. Siviwe Soyizwapi was not available for selection due to a slight concussion and has been replaced by Alcino Izaacs, who is promoted from the bench.
At fullback, Namibian International Johann Tromp returns to the starting team, which means Lungelo Gosa will start the match on the bench.
Joining Jobo and Gosa on the bench are Cullon Collopy (hooker) and another Namibian International, JC Greyling (centre), who has recovered from an ankle injury which he sustained in the match against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs earlier this month. The rest of the bench remains unchanged in Vukile Sofisa, Etienne Oosthuizen and Vian van der Watt.
EP Kings:
15 Johann Tromp 14 Alcino Izaacs 13 Berton Klaasen 12 Waylon Murray 11 Sampie Mastriet 10 Pieter-Steyn de Wet 9 Ricky Schroeder (capt) 8 Christiaan de Bruin 7 Brandon Brown 6 Luke van der Smit 5 Sebastian Ferreira 4 David Antonites / Tazz Fuzani 3 Pieter Stemmet 2 Martin Bezuidenhout (vc) 1 Justin Forwood
Replacements:
16 Cullen Collopy 17 Vukile Sofisa 18 Etienne Oosthuizen 19 Vince Jobo 20 Vian van der Watt 21 Lungelo Gosa 22 JC Greyling
The Kings returned to Port Elizabeth from their Durban trip with nothing to show for their efforts after they slipped nine tries at a drenched Growthpoint Kingspark on the weekend.
As a result EP Kings coach, Barend Pieterse, has made six changes, one of them positional, to his matchday 22 for their forthcoming Currie Cup Premier Division match against the Lions.
Justin Forwood will start at loosehead prop, which allows for Pieter Stemmet to return to the tighthead position.
At lock, Dylan Pieterse is not available for selection due to illness. He will be replaced by either David Antonites or Tazz Fuzani, both of whom are returning from injury. The team’s medical staff will make a call on who will start against the defending Currie Cup champions later in the week.
The final change to the pack is at flank, where Luke van der Smit will start at blindside flank, with Vincent Jobo moving to the bench.
Two changes were made to the back line which started against the Cell C Sharks. Siviwe Soyizwapi was not available for selection due to a slight concussion and has been replaced by Alcino Izaacs, who is promoted from the bench.
At fullback, Namibian International Johann Tromp returns to the starting team, which means Lungelo Gosa will start the match on the bench.
Joining Jobo and Gosa on the bench are Cullon Collopy (hooker) and another Namibian International, JC Greyling (centre), who has recovered from an ankle injury which he sustained in the match against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs earlier this month. The rest of the bench remains unchanged in Vukile Sofisa, Etienne Oosthuizen and Vian van der Watt.
EP Kings:
15 Johann Tromp 14 Alcino Izaacs 13 Berton Klaasen 12 Waylon Murray 11 Sampie Mastriet 10 Pieter-Steyn de Wet 9 Ricky Schroeder (capt) 8 Christiaan de Bruin 7 Brandon Brown 6 Luke van der Smit 5 Sebastian Ferreira 4 David Antonites / Tazz Fuzani 3 Pieter Stemmet 2 Martin Bezuidenhout (vc) 1 Justin Forwood
Replacements:
16 Cullen Collopy 17 Vukile Sofisa 18 Etienne Oosthuizen 19 Vince Jobo 20 Vian van der Watt 21 Lungelo Gosa 22 JC Greyling
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