Changes to MTN Lions Team to face Hurricanes

June 3 – The MTN Lions will be playing the Hurricanes in Wellington tomorrow morning (Saturday, 4 June 2011) at 7:30am (South African time). Due to a family bereavement, Cobus “Baywatch” Grobbelaar is returning to South Africa this evening and Jaco Kriel will join the team in New Zealand this afternoon.

As a result, there has been one forced change and a reshuffling of some of the players.

The changes are:

-          Derick Minnie replaces Cobus Grobbelaar at left flank
-          Joshua Strauss replaces Derick Minnie at right flank
-          Warren Whiteley replaces Joshua Strauss at number eight
-          Jaco Kriel replaces Warren Whiteley on the bench

The final team is:

1 JC Janse van Rensburg
2 Bandise Maku
3 Patric Cilliers
4 Wikus van Heerden
5 Franco van der Merwe
6 Derick Minnie
7 Joshua Strauss (VC)
8 Warren Whiteley
9 Jano Vermaak
10 Elton Jantjies
11 Deon van Rensburg
12 Butch James
13 Doppies la Grange (C)
14 Dylan des Fountain
15 Jaco Taute
 
Reserves:

16 Edgar Marutlulle
17 Jacobie Adriaanse
18 David de Villiers
19 Jaco Kriel
20 Rory Kockott
21 Alwyn Hollenbach
22 Michael Killian