The Sharks will go into their do-or-die clash against the Bulls this Friday without stars Pat Lambie and Willem Alberts.
Both Alberts and Lambie failed late fitness tests and will be replaced by Marcell Coetzee and Louis Ludik respectively. From reports Michalak was always going to start at flyhalf with Lambie running out at fullback depending on fitness.
Surprisingly Deysel was not included at the blindside with the Sharks deciding to re-arrange their back row combination which sees Ryan Kankowski start at 8 and captain Keegan Daniel pack down at 6.
Frans Steyn makes his long-awaited return to Sharks rugby in the midfield where he will be partnered by Tim Whitehead at outside centre.
Sharks team for Bulls:
15. Louis Ludik
14. JP Pietersen
13. Tim Whitehead
12. Francois Steyn
11. Lwazi Mvovo
10. Frederic Michalak
9. Charl McLeod
8. Ryan Kankowski
7. Marcell Coetzee
6. Keegan Daniel (C)
5. Pieter-Steph du Toit
4. Anton Bresler
3. Jannie du Plessis
2. Bismarck du Plessis
1. Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements
16. Craig Burden
17. Wiehahn Herbst
18. Jandre Marais
19. Jean Deysel
20. Cobus Reinach
21. Meyer Bosman
22. Odwa Ndungane









July 4th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Give the bloubeeste n ma se pk!
RKS!
SH
July 4th, 2012 at 9:29 pm
Poor team
July 4th, 2012 at 10:47 pm
Ja-ja oomD,
But on the bright side
Not as poor as the lions.
July 4th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
Duiwel, jou Guppies gaan erg in die pomp kak.
Sorry.
Die Lions het hulle ook gewen.
July 5th, 2012 at 5:50 am
Bugger!
Bulls to target Beast in the scrum.
Should have played Steyn at fullback to keep the Bulls down their side of the field.
Go Sharks!!!!
July 5th, 2012 at 8:43 am
Reply to Kevin Rack @ 5:50 am: Bulls props are very good in open / tight play, but scrumming is not Werner Kruger’s forte
July 5th, 2012 at 9:40 am
Guppies will take this one – better allround team IMO!
Sharks have the edge in the FR
Bulls have the edge in the 2nd row
Parity at BR
9/10 – Bulls
12/13 – Sharks
back 3 – Sharks
July 5th, 2012 at 9:49 am
Reply to Kevin Rack @ 5:50 am: Who werner Kruger?
Not a chance mate.
July 5th, 2012 at 11:54 am
Reply to biltongbek @ 9:49 am: they might have seen Beast getting drilled when Daniels packed behind him against the Poms.
Reply to JT_BOKBEFOK! @ 9:40 am: lets hope so
July 5th, 2012 at 2:02 pm
Reply to Kevin Rack @ 11:54 am: Yeah, if Werner was in the class of Cole maybe, but he isn’t close
July 5th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
Ja-ja Oudste,lank terug geleer om te praat
Na die tyd
July 6th, 2012 at 10:46 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 11:00 pm:
ai ai – wie praat soveel
??
Luister maar na my oupa!!
JT_BOKBEFOK! @ 9:40 am:
July 7th, 2012 at 6:47 am
Reply to Kevin Rack @ 5:50 am:
Bulls have a terribly weak front scrumaging (sic) row in Ralepelle, Kruger and Greyling…