Boland host with heavy bench
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:11
Boland rugby coach Deon Davids has raised a few eyebrows when he announced his Cavaliers side for Saturday's Currie Cup match against the Blue Bulls in Wellington.
Davids has left his number one loose forward Zolani Mofu on the bench, while he also opted not to start with his two powerful scrummers, Janro van Niekerk and Andries Human.
Dewey Swartbooi makes a welcome return at centre after being sidelined for almost a year. He will partner captain Piet van Zyl in midfield.
Experienced flank Henley du Plessis also returns to the side of the scrum after a serious neck operation threatened to cut short his career.
Another interesting change is that of the two Springbok Sevens players, Stefan Basson and Renfred Dazel, who have been moved to the wings.
Davids obviously has a plan up his sleeves and therefore it will be interesting to see if his strong bench will have the necessary impact in the second half.
In the forwards, former Lions Under-21 lock Frikkie Spies gets a well-deserved place in the starting line-up.
Boland Cavaliers: 15 Justin Peach, 14 Stefan Basson, 13 Piet van Zyl (capt), 12 Dewey Swartbooi, 11 Renfred Dazel, 10 Elgar Watts, 9 Marnus Hugo, 8 Dries van Schalkwyk, 7 Henley du Plessis, 6 Whalied Heyns, 5 Bradley Mockford, 4 Frikkie Spies, 3 WP Nel, 2 Pieter Wium, 1 Jean Botha.
Replacements: 16 Clemen Lewis, 17 Janro van Niekerk, 18 Andries Human, 19 Cecil Kemp, 20 Zolani Mofu, 21 Neil Papier, 22 Kobus Meintjes.
Date: Saturday, July 19
Venue: Boland Stadium, Wellington
Kick-off: 15.00 (13.00 GMT)
Referee: Pro Legoete
Touch judges: Gareth Lloyd-Jones, Linston Manuels
TMO: Shaun Veldsman
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