Old Andrean Sintu Manjezi has been rewarded for his Currie Cup performances by making the Southern Kings bench for their Super Rugby clash against the Lions this Friday in Johannesburg.
Old Andrean Sintu Manjezi has been rewarded for his Currie Cup performances by making the Southern Kings bench for their Super Rugby clash against the Lions this Friday in Johannesburg.
A tall, versatile flanker, Manjezi played in the St. Andrew's College first team from his Grade 10 year (2011) until he matriculated in 2013.
During his matric year, Manjezi was also selected as the Eastern Province Country Districts Craven Week captain.
This season, he has played a prominent role for EP Kings in their Currie Cup qualification campaign – often captaining the side.
Manjezi is joined on the bench by one other player from the Currie Cup side in Jeremy Ward. Meanwhile, Andisa Ntsila will start his first game for the Southern Kings after joining on loan from SWD Eagles on Monday.
The team:
15: Malcolm Jaer
14: Lukhanyo Am
13: Stefan Watermeyer
12: Shane Gates (VC)
11: Wandile Mjekevu
10: Louis Fouche
9: James Hall
8: Aidon Davis
7: Stefan Willemse
6: Andisa Ntsila (Debut)
5: JC Astle
4: Schalk Oelofse
3: Jacobie Adriaanse
2: Edgar Marutlulle (C)
1: Sti Sithole
Reserves
16: Martin Bezuidenhout
17: Schalk Ferreira
18: Tom Botha
19: Sintu Manjezi (Debut)
20: Jacques Engelbrecht
21: Ntando Kebe
22: Dewald Human
23: Jeremy Ward (Debut)
