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    Old Andrean and old Kingswoodian look to lead EP Kings to Sharks upset

    Grocott's MailBy Grocott's MailJune 2, 2016No Comments3 Mins Read
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    The Eastern Province Kings will look to upset the odds when they host the Sharks XV in a Currie Cup qualifier at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Friday, with St. Andrew's College old boy Sintu Manjezi once again captaining the side. 

    The Eastern Province Kings will look to upset the odds when they host the Sharks XV in a Currie Cup qualifier at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Friday, with St. Andrew's College old boy Sintu Manjezi once again captaining the side. 

    Sharks XV coach Michael Horak has named a side filled with seasoned campaigners featuring Super Rugby and Springbok capped players for this encounter.

    Heimar Williams, who has played most of his rugby at centre, has been asked to do a job at flyhalf for the side from KwaZulu Natal.

    Another shock selection was that of Wandile Mjekevu. After the flying winger scored a try on his loan debut for the Southern Kings in their home Super Rugby victory against the Jaguares last week, his return to the “windy city” in a Sharks XV jersey is particularly surprising, as he was initially loaned to the Southern Kings for the rest of the Super Rugby season.

    The visitors will also have the luxury of former Springbok  in Chiliboy Ralepelle running on in their number two jersey.

    By contrast, the home team remains youthful. Coach Robbie Kempson has once again rotated his squad, making three changes to his run on fifteen for this game.

    Lusanda Badiyana; and Sphu Msutwana; and Old Kingswoodian JP Jamieson, have been replaced by Martin Bezuidenhout; Jacques Engelbrecht; and Riaan Esterhuizen respectively. 

    Although they will look to more experienced heads in Tazz Fuzani; Cornell Hess; and Engelbrecht for guidance, it is former St Andrew's and Kingswood College pupils Sintu Manjezi and Somila Jho who have been entrusted with the captain and vice-captain roles respectively.

    They will lead a team that also includes another old Kingswoodian in fly-half Garrick Mattheus. 

    Skipper Manjezi is unfazed by the challenge ahead. “[I'm] feeling good about the game” he said. “We’ve been the less experienced side against most of our opponents so it’s nothing new (to the team).”

    Quizzed on whether the magnitude of the game has lead them to prepare any differently, the flanker revealed that they have shown faith in their normal routine, stating: “We haven’t done anything different.  We want to stick to our game plan and executed it well, while also sticking to the basics."

    The game is set to kick-off at 19:00 and you can tune in to Supersport 1 to catch it live.

    Team Sheets

    EP Kings

    1. Liam Hendricks
    2. Martin Bezuidenhout
    3. Louis Albertse
    4. Tazz Fuzani
    5. Cornell Hess
    6. JP Jonck
    7. Sintu Manjezi ©
    8. Jacques Engelbrecht
    9. Franswa Ueckermann
    10. Garrick Mattheus
    11. Lindelwe Zungu
    12. Riaan Esterhuizen
    13. Somila Jho
    14. Athi Mayinge
    15. Michael Brink

    Reserves

    16. Warrick Venter

    17. Vukile Sofisa

    18. Stephan Zaayman

    19. Lusanda Badiyana

    20. Rouche Nel

    21. Sphu Msutwana

    22. Ivan-John du Preez

     

    Sharks XV

    1. Juan Schoeman
    2. Chilliboy Ralepelle
    3. Gerhardus Engelbrecht
    4. Ruan Botha
    5. Hyron Andrews
    6. Khaya Majola
    7. Christiaan de Bruin
    8. Tera Mtembu
    9. Hanco Venter
    10. Heirmar  Williams
    11.  Marcell Coetzee
    12. Nkululeko Marwana
    13. S’bura Sithole
    14. Wandile Mjekevu
    15. Alrin Eksteen

    Reserves

    16. Stephan Coetzee

    17. Mzamo Majola

    18. Ruan Kramer

    19. Wian Vosloo

    20. Francois Kleinhans

    21. Dylan Marcus

    22. Kelvin Elder

     

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