It's the penultimate round of the United Rugby Championship regular season, with all the SA teams in action.
It's the second last round of the regular season and there's plenty to play at stake for the Bulls, Lions and Stormers.
Diego Appollis and Aphiwe Dyantyi will feature against Cardiff in a URC match Saturday. Picture: Steve Haag Sports/Gallo Images It’s the penultimate round of action in this season’s United Rugby Championship, with only the Sharks of the four South African teams not in the mix to reach the playoffs at the end of the regular season.With the Durban-based team preparing for next Friday’s Challenge Cup final against Gloucester in London, coach John Plumtree has picked a second-string side for the match against the Welsh team.
The only Springboks in the starting team are Sikhumbuzo Notshe and Aphiwe Dyantyi, as all the other World Cup winners are rested.The Sharks go into the match on the back of a defeat by Benetton, while Cardiff lost to the Lions last weekend.Boeta Chamberlain, Yaw Penxe, Diego Appollis, Eduan Keyter, Aphiwe Dyantyi, Lionel Cronje, Tiaan Fourie, Sikhumbuzo Notshe, Simon Miller, Tino Mavesere, Reniel Hugo , Corne Rahl, Khwezi Mona, Dylan Richardson, Dian Bleuler.
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