Sharks coach John Plumtree has announced a series of changes to his starting lineup for Saturday's Investec Champions Cup match against Bordeaux Begles. Several players are out due to injury, leading to reshuffles in both backline and the forward pack.
Sharks coach John Plumtree has made several changes to his backline for Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup match against Bordeaux Begles at the Stade Chaban-Delmas.
Eduan Keyter is moved to Penxe’s wing, Ethan Hooker takes over from the injured Makazole Mapimpi on the left wing, and Jurenzo Julius starts at outside centre. “Ox has shouldered a big responsibility, he’s played a lot of rugby and we obviously have a fairly big injury toll right now,” explained Plumtree.“Vincent has got a reoccurrence of his shoulder injury,” said Plumtree. “Nothing serious but I’m hesitant to throw him into the mix right now.
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