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    One change to Southern Kings team

    Staff ReporterBy Staff ReporterJuly 12, 2017No Comments4 Mins Read
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    Southern Kings head coach Deon Davids on Wednesday continued to maintain consistency in his selections by making minimal changes to the team that will take on the Toyota Cheetahs in the last match of the Vodacom Super Rugby competition when the two sides meet at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Friday 14 July. Kick-off will be at 7pm.

    Southern Kings coach Deon Davids

    Davids, who has led the 2017 Southern Kings side to their best season in the competition since the Eastern Cape franchise’s first involvement in Vodacom Super Rugby since 2013, made just one change to his starting XV that beat the Vodacom Bulls 30-31 at Loftus Versfeld last weekend.

    Lock Wilhelm van der Sluys will make a return to the side after missing out of action last weekend due to a concussion, as he replaces Irne Herbst in the starting team.

    In a slight positional switch, Lubabalo “Giant” Mtyanda, who put in a man-of-the-match winning performance in Pretoria while playing in the No5 jersey will don the No4 jersey worn by Herbst last weekend.

    The rest of the starting XV remains the same.

    “We are happy to have Wilhelm van der Sluys back in the team in our last week of Super Rugby after he has been a standout performer throughout the season since joining us. He will pair up with Giant Mtyanda, another player who has come to the party whenever called upon – like he did against the Bulls last weekend,” Davids said on Wednesday.

    “We are fortunate to have the rest of our starting XV fully fit and we will maintain consistency. We have also kept our bench more or less the same, but will make a final decision over the next day or two over two spots on the bench because of medical reasons.

    “We are monitoring Irne Herbst closely and have bracketed him with Mzwanele Zito as back up locks, while we will also make a decision between Waylon Murray and Yaw Penxe as backline cover.

    Wandile Mjekevu of the Southern Kings. Photo: Richard Huggrard/Gallo Images

    Davids lauded his charges for a great season which has seen the Southern Kings make history on a number of occasions this season, including six victories in the season ahead of Friday’s clash against the Toyota Cheetahs.

    “I am really proud of how this team has performed this season,” an emotional Davids said.

    “I said to the guys this morning that it was hard to believe that today would be our last day training together as this same squad. I am amazed at the amount of growth we as a management team have seen in this team from the time we first got together for our pre-season.

    “From the start this side showed signs of self-belief and dedication, and although many others would not have given this side a chance, they continued to work hard to ensure that we played a good brand of rugby and produced the results.

    “I am immensely proud of every one of the members of this entire squad that has been part of our setup this season. It is these special group that has proven that with dedication, belief, hard work and the great team culture that we have – anything is possible. It has been an absolute pleasure being at the helm of such a special group.”

    Tyler Paul of the Southern Kings. Photo by Richard Huggrard/Gallo Images

    The Southern Kings team to take on the Toyota Cheetahs is:

    1. Malcolm Jaer
    2. Wandile Mjekevu
    3. Berton Klaasen
    4. Luzuko Vulindlu
    5. Makazole Mapimpi
    6. Lionel Cronje (captain)
    7. Louis Schreuder
    8. Andisa Ntsila
    9. Tyler Paul
    10. Chris Cloete
    11. Wilhelm van der Sluys
    12. Lubabalo Mtyanda
    13. Ross Geldenhuys
    14. Michael Willemse
    15. Mzamo Majola

    Replacements: 16. Martin Bezuidenhout, 17. Schalk Ferreira, 18. Dayan van der Westhuizen, 19. Irne Herbst/Mzwanele Zito, 20. Thembelani Bholi, 21. Rudi van Rooyen, 22. Masixole Banda, 23. Waylon Murray/Yaw Penxe.

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