Changed Leopards to catch Sharks?

Published: Wednesday, 17. August, 2011 in category Southern Hemisphere

Leopards coach Leon Boshoff has made a number of changes as his team look to upset the Sharks in their Currie Cup encounter in Durban on Friday.

Boshoff made four changes to his starting XV and another four on the bench.

In comes Jovan Bowles, Victor Joubert, Brad Mockford and Jacques Moller.

The injured Charl Weideman, Philip de Wet, Roan van Heerden and Gavin Williamson drops out.

The return of Bowles is a huge boost to the Leopards.

He made a brief appearance for the Leopards at the end of their loss to Griquas last week, having made a full recovery from a leg injury.

Bowles also played in a club game for his club, PUK, this week and showed no after-effects of the injury.

Leopards: 15 George Tossel, 14 Hoffman Maritz, 13 Jovan Bowles, 12 Joubert Engelbrecht, 11 Vainon Willis, 10 Wesley Dunlop, 9 Theo van Wyk, 8 Morné Hanekom, 7 Luvuyiso Lusaseni, 6 Victor Joubert, 5 Brad Mockford, 4 Brendan Snyman, 3 Stefan Bezuidenhout, 2 Jacques Moller, 1 Bennie Uys.
Replacements: 16 Marius Fourie, 17 Dewald Coetzee, 18 John-Roy Jenkins, 19 Christo van Niekerk, 20 Spanner Pretorius, 21 Johan Laker, 22 Hennie Skorbinski.

Date: Friday, August 19
Venue: Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
Kick-off: 19.10 (17.10 GMT)
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Assistant referees: Matt Kemp, Reuben Rossouw