Husselman rings the changes
Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:25
Namibia coach Hakkies Husselman has made nine changes for Saturday's World Cup Pool D clash with Argentina at Stade Velodrome in Marseille. Tinus du Plessis is named at number eight in place of the suspended Jacques Nieuwenhuis, who was sent off for a high tackle during Sunday's 87-10 thrashing by France. Skipper Kees Lensing has been ruled out of the match because of a toe injury so centre Corne Powell takes over as captain. Husselman is keeping his squad as fresh as possible for next Wednesday's showdown with Georgia - the Pool D encounter both teams have targeted for their first World Cup victory. Namibia: 15 Heini Bock, 14 Deon Mouton, 13 Du Preez Grobler, 12 Corne Powell (c), 11 Melrick Africa, 10 Tertius Losper, 9 Eugene Jantjies, 8 Tinus du Plessis, 7 Jacques Burger, 6 Michael MacKenzie, 5 Nico Esterhuize, 4 Wacca Kazombiaze, 3 Marius Visser, 2 Johannes Meyer, 1 Johnny Redelinghuys. Replacements: 16 Hugo Horn, 17 Kees Lensing, 18 Herman Lindvelt, 19 Heino Senekal, 20 Jurie van Tonder, 21 Morne Schreuder, 22 Piet van Zyl. Date: Saturday, September 22 Venue: Stade Velodrome, Marseille Kick-off: 21:00 (20:00 BST, 19:00 GMT) Referee: Stuart Dickinson Touch judges: Simon McDowell, Carlo Damasco Television match official: Kelvin Deaker Assessor: Stuart Beissel
