THE Cell C Sharks meet the Southern Kings in PE on Saturday in their next VODACOM SUPER RUGBY game.
“The Kings have been talking this match up and are a tough prospect at home. They look to capitalise on unstructured play and feed off errors. We need to be more clinical with our approach on Saturday and there is no room for complacency,” said head coach, Robert du Preez.
“Patience on attack and cutting down on our error rate were things we addressed this week. Our players are up for this match and we’ve had a good training week. We are going down to PE, focussed on the task at hand and that is to win.”
Southern Kings vs. Cell C Sharks
| Date | : Saturday, 13 May 2017 |
| Time | : 17h15 |
| Venue | : Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE |
| Referee | : Federico Anselmi (Argentina) |
| Assistant Referees | : Quinton Immelman, AJ Jacobs |
| Television Match Official | : Christie du Preez |
The team
- Rhyno Smith
- Kobus van Wyk
- Lukhanyo Am
- Jeremy Ward
- Lwazi Mvovo
- Patrick Lambie (c)
- Michael Claassens
- Daniel du Preez
- Jean-Luc du Preez
- Philip van der Walt (v/c)
- Ruan Botha
- Etienne Oosthuizen
- Coenie Oosthuizen
- Franco Marais
- Tendai Mtawarira
- Replacements
Chiliboy Ralepelle
Thomas du Toit
Lourens Adriaanse
Stephan Lewies
Tera Mtembu
Cobus Reinach
Garth April
S’busiso Nkosi
Interesting Facts
- Going into round 12 of the competition, the Cell C Sharks have a 95% success rate at scrum time;
- With 16 clean breaks to his name Cell C Sharks right wing, Kobus van Wyk, currently ranks within the top 10 in the competition;
- Jean-Luc du Preez has made the second most tackles in the competition, with his current tackle count sitting at 99.
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