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South African hooker Bongi Mbonambi at a training session for the Sharks. (Steve Haag Sports/Gallo Images)
South African hooker Bongi Mbonambi at a training session for the Sharks. (Steve Haag Sports/Gallo Images)

Teams fixtures and results from Round 11 of the United Rugby Championship.

FRIDAY, 1 MARCH:

Edinburgh 19-15 Ospreys 

Munster 45-29 Zebre 

SATURDAY, 2 MARCH:

Lions 40-10 Sharks

Benetton 9-19 Glasgow Warriors

Bulls 40-22 Stormers

Connacht 26-10 Scarlets

Cardiff 20-33 Leinster

Ulster 49-26 Dragons

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02 March 18:12

Magical Nohamba weaves his wand again against toothless Sharks
MATCH REPORT

02 March 17:45

FULL TIME! Lions 40-10 Sharks

And the Sharks still can't find a URC victory, losing a tenth match of 11 URC games to the Lions. 

Match report to follow.

02 March 16:44

UPDATE: Play is under way again and the second-half has begun.

Score: Lions 19-10 Sharks

 

02 March 16:28

UPDATE: The players will now come out for a 10-minute warm-up at 16:30. The second half is set to start at 16:40.

02 March 16:03

Thunderbolts and lightning! Start of the second-half to be delayed by 20 minutes as downpour sweeps in at Ellis Park.

02 March 15:58

HALF-TIME SCORE: Lions 19 - 10 Sharks

Point scorers:

Lions 19

Tries: S. Nohamba, J. Pretorius, Q. Horn

Conversions: J. Hendrikse (2)

Penalties:

Sharks 10

Tries: E. Keyter

Conversion: Masuku

Penalty: Masuku

01 March 12:40

Bulls bring out the big guns for Stormers

The Bulls have named their team for Saturday's sold-out north-south derby against the Stormers at Loftus.

The Bulls are boosted by the return of prop Wilco Louw and replacement scrumhalf Zak Burger who make returns from injury.

Louw was sidelined by a shoulder knock sustained in Bristol whilst Burger has recovered from a knee ding in Lyon.

Louw slots into the front row - at tighthead prop - alongside Gerhard Steenekamp (loosehead) and Johan Grobbelaar (hooker).

Behind the trio will be lock combination of Ruan Nortjer and Ruan Vermaak. Marco van Staden lines up on the blindside with Reinhardt Ludwig at openside flank while Marcell Coetzee shifts to No 8.

The halfback partnership between Embrose Paier (scrumhalf) and Johan Goosen (flayhalf) will connect the forwards with the unchanged backline from Round 10.

Bulls team: 15 Devon Williams, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Stedman Gans, 12 David Kriel, 11 Canan Moodie, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Marcell Coetzee (co-captain), 7 Reinhardt Ludwig, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Ruan Nortje (co-captain), 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp

Substitutes: 16 Simphiwe Matanzima, 17 Akker van der Merwe, 18 Francois Kloppers, 19 JF van Heerden, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Zak Burger, 22 Willie Le Roux, 23 Mpilo Gumede

01 March 12:38

Deon Fourie leads Stormers in north-south derby at Loftus

Deon Fourie returns as captain of the Stormers for the URC north-south derby against the Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday.

The experienced flank is joined by fellow Springboks Damian Willemse and Manie Libbok in making their return from a resting period for the South African derby.

Dan du Plessis has recovered from an ankle injury and will take his place in midfield alongside Willemse, while Herschel Jantjies will partner Libbok at halfback.

There are just two changes to the starting forward pack that did duty in the win against the Sharks in Durban a fortnight ago, with Fourie on the side of the scrum and Sti Sithole in the front row at loosehead prop.

Brok Harris and Sazi Sandi are the props on a bench which also features the likes of Marcel Theunissen and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, who started in Durban.

Stormers coach John Dobson says they are looking forward to what should be a great occasion.

"A north-south showdown at a packed Loftus Versfeld is something for everyone in South African rugby to get excited about and we are looking forward to playing our part.

"It is great to have some of our Boks back for this one and while we would have loved to include Frans Malherbe too, he will unfortunately need a little longer to be at the peak of his considerable powers.

"There were some tough selection decisions to make for this game and the players involved are all up for what should be another classic," he said.

Stormers team: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Dan du Plessis, 12 Damian Willemse, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Herschel Jantjies, 8 Hacjivah Dayimani, 7 Evan Roos, 6 Deon Fourie (captain), 5 Ruben van Heerden, 4 Adre Smith, 3 Neethling Fouche, 2 Joseph Dweba, 1 Sti Sithole

Substitutes: 16 Andre-Hugo Venter, 17 Brok Harris, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Salmaan Moerat, 20 Ben-Jason Dixon, 21 Marcel Theunissen, 22 Paul de Wet, 23 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu

01 March 12:34

Siya Masuku during a Sharks training session at Kings Park in Durban on 26 February 2024. (Photo by Steve Haag Sports/Gallo Images)
<em>Siya Masuku during a Sharks training session at Kings Park in Durban on 26 February 2024. (Photo by Steve Haag Sports/Gallo Images)</em>

01 March 11:07

Bongi leads Sharks in Am's absence, Masuku at No 10

Rugby World Cup winner Bongi Mbonambi will captain the Sharks the absence of Lukhanyo Am when they tackle the Lions at Ellis Park on Saturday.

The highly-rated young Ethan Hooker takes Am's place at outside centre.

Siya Masuku starts at flyhalf for the first time in a Sharks jersey. He partners Grant Williams at halfback.

Apart from Am, other Springboks Makazole Mapimpi, Jaden Hendrikse and Ox Nche are also rested for the trip to Johannesburg.

The Sharks are eager to move off the bottom of the URC table.

"This is a proud place, a proud rugby province and we go into every game looking to represent this badge to the best of our abilities," explained Sharks defence coach Joey Mongalo.

"We want to see how far up [the table] we can finish, we want to challenge ourselves to climb from where we are at the moment and the way we do that is to continue to fight, to put in performances we can be proud of, that are the result of the efforts we put in during the week."

Sharks team:

15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Eduan Keyter, 13 Ethan Hooker, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 10 Siya Masuku, 9 Grant Williams, 8 George Cronje, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 James Venter, 5 Gerbrandt Grobler, 4 Corne Rahl, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Bongi Mbonambi (captain), 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu       

Substitutes: 16. Fez Mbatha, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Khwezi Mona 19 Jeandre Labuschagne, 20 Tino Mavesere, 21 Phepsi Buthelezi, 22 Tiaan Fourie, 23 Curwin Bosch

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Our referee for today is Aimee Barrett-Theron, and she will be assisted by Cwengile Jadezweni and Christopher Allison. Our TMO is Ben Crous, and all four officials are from South Africa.
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Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Eduan Keyter, 13 Ethan Hooker, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 10 Siya Masuku, 9 Grant Williams, 8 George Cronje, 7 Vince Tshituka, 6 James Venter, 5 Gerbrandt Grobler, 4 Corne Rahl, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu. Replacements: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Khwezi Mona, 19 Jeandre Labuschagne, 20 Tino Mavesere, 21 Phepsi Buthelezi, 22 Tiaan Fourie, 23 Curwin Bosch.
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Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Richard Kriel, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw (captain), 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Francke Horn, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 JC Pretorius, 5 Darrien Landsberg, 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 JP Smith. Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 Corne Fourie, 18 Conraad van Vuuren, 19 Reinhard Nothnagel, 20 Emmanuel Tshituka, 21 Hanru Sirgel, 22 Morné van den Berg, 23 Erich Cronje.
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The Sharks are buried deep at the bottom of the table with just 10 points, after picking up just a single win from their 10 matches. They have scored 194 points and conceded 231, for a tight points difference of minus-37. They have scored 26 tries and conceded 28.
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The Lions are down in 11th place with 24 points after just four wins from their 10 matches. They have scored 268 points and conceded 230, with 33 tries to 28.
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Back in the URC, the Sharks suffered a 21-25 home loss to the Stormers.
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Next up the Sharks lost 18-20 at home to the Lions, before beating Oyonnax 38-7 in the Challenge Cup followed by a 29-9 win over Gwent Dragons also in the Challenge Cup.
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The Sharks have won two of their last five games, starting with a 15-16 away loss to the Stormers in the URC.
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After beating the Sharks in the URC, the Lions lost 13-3 away to Montpellier and 28-38 at home to Ospreys in the Challenge Cup. Back in the URC they lost 28-30 to the Bulls away and then 10-25 at home.
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The Lions have lost their last four games, having beaten the Sharks 20-18 at Kings Park in the match before this horror run of four.
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The Sharks have won four of the last five games against the Lions.
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Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Eduan Keyter, 13 Ethan Hooker, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 10 Siya Masuku, 9 Grant Williams, 8 George Cronje, 7 Vince Tshituka, 6 James Venter, 5 Gerbrandt Grobler, 4 Corne Rahl, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu. Replacements: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Khwezi Mona, 19 Jeandre Labuschagne, 20 Tino Mavesere, 21 Phepsi Buthelezi, 22 Tiaan Fourie, 23 Curwin Bosch.
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Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Richard Kriel, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw (captain), 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Francke Horn, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 JC Pretorius, 5 Darrien Landsberg, 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 JP Smith. Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 Corne Fourie, 18 Conraad van Vuuren, 19 Reinhard Nothnagel, 20 Emmanuel Tshituka, 21 Hanru Sirgel, 22 Morné van den Berg, 23 Erich Cronje.
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Good afternoon, and welcome to our live coverage of the URC clash between the Lions and the Sharks, direct from Ellis Park Stadium in Joburg.
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We're underway with the first half!
2'
Sharks get a scrum on the halfway line, Williams runs it right, then the Sharks push left and up to the 25 where they win a penalty.
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PENALTY, SHARKS, MASUKU! 0-3; Masuku slots it from just short of the 22 and 10 metres to the left of poles.
4'
INCREDIBLE BREAK! Nohamba breaks from the Lions scrum and sprints down the right win, drawing his man superbly but the Lions tackle the wing into touch.
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TRY, LIONS, NOHAMBA! 5-3; brilliant solo effort by the scrumhalf at the base of the Lions ruck on the 22… he jinks past his counterpart at the scrum and then sidesteps the last defender before diving over for the score. He's a magnificent runners and what an eye for a gap!
7'
CONVERSION, LIONS, HENDRIKSE! 7-3; Not a problem from a few metres to the left of the poles.
9'
BRILLIANT! Lions drive forward and try to chip over Masuku who moved over to the wing… but he reaches up to grab it, then chips it brilliantly down the line… but it just runs too far and out of play, so we will scrum on the halfway line. Fantastic opportunistic play though.
11'
TRY, LIONS, PRETORIUS! 12-3; Lions win the ball and Nohamba feeds his line at speed, they press to the right wing then spread it back quickly, creating the overlap and JC Pretorius runs through to score after a beautiful 'drawing of the man'! Great rugby from the Lions. Not looking too hot for the Sharks right now though…
12'
CONVERSION, LIONS, HENDRIKSE! 14-3; Nicely struck 15 metres in from touch.
14'
Sharks drive forward now, passing well and the forwards and back combining to take the attack up to the 5m where they win a penalty…
15'
It's taken quickly and the Sharks power over the line, but the ref calls no try and the Lions have a kick out.
16'
Referee Aimee Barrett-Theron gives the captains a quick talking-to. Too many questions, you play and I'll ref. OK ma'am. She's had a perfect game so far.
17'
SUBSTITUTION, LIONS. Van Wyk hobbles off and Cronje strides out to take his injured mate's place.
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Penalty to the Lions, Hendrikse kicks to he halfway line, the Lions win the throw and run the ball down the line to the left wing, Nohamba getting his hands on the ball to jink into the 22… Sharks force a maul and the Lions look to run right, but the ref blows for offside and Nohamba kicks it into touch for a throw on the Sharks 5m…
21'
TRY, LIONS, HORN! 19-3; Lions win the throw and work the ball across the pitch, with the Sharks holding them on the line… then Nohamba passes to the blindside where Horn has dashed through, collecting the ball and angling at the corner where he dots down for another great team try.
22'
Hendrikse's conversion slides just right of the far post, his kick from right in the corner - with the rain lashing down - was a better effort than couch potatoes might think.
24'
Sharks drive forward and into the Lions' 22… they drive past the 5m, the Lions holding them up best they can… and it's a drop-out for the Lions! Great defence.
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The Lions tap and run, then from the maul Nohamba feeds to Hendrikse who lashes a kick down to the halfway line.
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TRY, SHARKS, KEYTER! 19-9; Masuku breaks up a Lions attack by blocking a grubber with his feet, then picking up the ball and driving forward, passing to a team-mate… Masuku follows him into the 22, gets the return pass and then feeds to Keyter, who is free to dive over under the crossbar. Super try from the Sharks… not looking so bad anymore it must be said!
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CONVERSION, SHARKS, MASUKU! 19-10; Masuku's not going to miss from in front of the poles after all the work he did to make that try.
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SUBSTITUTION, SHARKS. Dyantyi is driven off by the golf cart ambulance and Bosch takes over his duties.
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Lions drive into the Sharks half, get held up and try some fancy footwork but are lucky the Sharks don't intercept…instead the Lions get a scrum after a handling error by the Sharks.
33'
Superb, storming run down the left wing by Van der Merwe, going past three men before being sucked into a maul… and the Sharks win a penalty for the Lions not releasing. The kick hits home near the halfway line, the Sharks runs down left and win a penalty near the left touchline for the Lions trying to kick the ball out of the Sharks hands.
35'
Great driving play forward by the Sharks who threaten the Lions 5m, and the Lions are blown for off-side. The Sharks are really making a good game of it… and they are going to run from 8 metres out!
37'
GREAT DEFENDING! The Lions break the attack down and clear the ball up to the 22 for a moment of respite. Sharks might rue losing those three points, but it's important to go for the seven points when so close to the line.
38'
The fullback joins the line and Masuku draws his man and sends Fassi (who became the extra man in the line) through and over the line for a great score… but wait, the TMO has asked the ref to look at dangerous play from the Sharks…
39'
A real pity that the Sharks man went in illegally, as it was a great try from the Sharks and would have taken us into the half with a really tight scoreline.
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Yes, clearly illegal but the ref is happy for no further action. Actually, she does take some action, calling Mbonambi to the side to tell him she respects him and understands his position, but that they are equals on the field and he needs to respect her. She then confirms that it was an illegal act by the Sharks. Damn, she knows how to referee and to command respect on the field. I hope Joey Barton doesn't see that or he might explode in a fiery mass.
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The torrential rain has led the ref to extend half-time for 20 minutes…
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HALF-TIME! LIONS 19-10 SHARKS. Some brilliant play from the Lions for most of the half, but the Sharks have come back fighting… so we should be in for a fantastic second half as the Sharks look to break their tough run of tight losses. Brilliant half from the referee. She's controlled the game superbly with no sign of dodgy calls. All round a good 40 minutes of rugger. More to follow in a couple of minutes…
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KICK-OFF! The second half is underway as the rain and lightning has finally cleared - and we have sunshine!
42'
Play stopped for an injury but we're back live with a Lions scrum.
45'
Lions penalised in the scrum and the Sharks quickly run the penalty inside the 22… they're driving onto the line but the Lions force them all the way down to the right touchline… but the Sharks win another penalty, which is dinked into touch for a 5m lineout.
47'
Lions defend like trojans to hold the Sharks up and push play back up past their 22 to take the pressure off a tad.
49'
Play eventually restarts after an injury and some scrumming problems, but Hendrikse's kick upfield is too deep and we'll scrum again, this time the Sharks feeding the pack.
50'
Lions turn possession over and win a penalty and Hendrikse drives play close to the Sharks' 22 where they win the lineout and ruck forward… and win another penalty for the Sharks collapsing the ruck.
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YELLOW CARD, SHARKS. Mbonambi is given a 10-minute time out for his side collapsing the scrum.
51'
GREAT BREAK from the Lions, breaking through the Sharks defence inside their 22 to power over the line, but the ball is held up… and it's another penalty for the Lions.
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The Lions hard into the Sharks 22 but the visitors kick out for the throw.
55'
Lions drive forward and win a scrum, but the Sharks claim the ball and launch a counter-attack which takes play up to just past the Sharks 10m line.
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Sharks win the lineout and drive forward to the halfway line, then run the ball down the line, but they are called back for a penalty for a heavy tackle by the Lions.
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TMO has reviewed a heavy tackle by the Lions but has ruled no penalty. Lions feed the scrum on the halfway line.
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Lions press forward but the ball runs out of play and the Sharks clear the danger.
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Sharks with the scrum but the visitors are blown for collapsing the scrum… Lions kick to touch, Hendrikse finding a brilliant touch near the 5m.
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TRY, LIONS, VAN VUUREN! 24-10; The debutant scores his first URC try, breaking through from the maul that formed from the lineout… brilliant spotting of the gap and completing the try with a Shark around his shoulders.
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CONVERSION, LIONS, HENDRIKSE! 26-10; Lovely conversion from out wide by Hendrikse.
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TRY, LIONS, CRONJE! 31-10; Lions pushing their ruck up to 12m short of the Sharks line… Van der Berg collects from the base and nips a gentle kick over the top of the defence for Cronje onto, the ball bouncing just right for Cronje to collect and launch himself onto the grass to claim the five points. Lovely move… and I think the Sharks might have lost yet another tough fight.
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CONVERSION, LIONS, HENDRIKSE! 33-10; No problem for Golden Boot from a few metres to the right of the poles.
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The Lions pour forward at the Sharks, into the 22 and right to the 5m… they also have a penalty advantage… now they run the ball, but the Shark defence is not yet beaten…
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TRY, LIONS, SIRGEL! 38-10; Sirgel slips through a tired challenge from 5m out and runs through to under the poles for five more points. This is becoming a very tough day for the Sharks.
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CONVERSION, LIONS, HENDRIKSE! 40-10; Hendrikse lets the shot clock run down before slotting his conversion from under the poles.
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The Sharks pressing forward looking for something to celebrate, but the Lions defence holds firm.
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Sharks win a penalty and kick to touch close to the 5m…
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5' Nohamba Sanele
11' Pretorius JC
20' Horn Quan
63' Van Vuuren Co...
68' Cronje Erich
75' Sirgel Hanru
26' Keyter Eduan
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Conversions
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7' Hendrikse Jordan
12' Hendrikse Jordan
63' Hendrikse Jordan
69' Hendrikse Jordan
77' Hendrikse Jordan
27' Masuku Siya
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Penalties
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2' Masuku Siya
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Squad
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Smith Jean-Pierre
Botha PJ
Ntlabakanye Asenathi
Oosthuizen Etienne
Landsberg Darrien...
Pretorius JC
Venter Ruan
Horn Francke
Nohamba Sanele
Hendrikse Jordan
Van Der Merwe Edwill
Louw Marius
Van Wyk Henco
Kriel Richard
Horn Quan
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Mchunu Ntuthuko
Mbonambi Bongi
Oosthuizen Coenie
Rahl Corne
Grobler Gerbrandt
Venter James
Tshituka Vincent
Cronje George
Williams Grant
Masuku Siya
Dyantyi Aphiwe
Venter Francois
Hooker Ethan
Keyter Eduan
Fassi Aphelele
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Reserves
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Visagie Jaco
Fourie Corne
Van Vuuren Conraad
Nothnagel Reinhard
Tshituka Emmanuel
Sirgel Hanru
Van Den Berg Morne
Cronje Erich
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Mbatha Fezokuhle
Bleuler Dian
Mona Khwezi
Labuschagne Lappies
Mavesere Tino
Buthelezi Phepsi
Fourie Tiaan
Bosch Curwin
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