UJ unchanged for Madibaz
A confident and unchanged FNB UJ side will entertain the giant-killing FNB Madibaz in Varsity Cup Round Three action in Johannesburg on Monday.
The Men in Orange, with No.8 Justin Wheeler at the helm, will be hoping for a second successive home win - having begun the 2012 season with an away defeat to FNB Tuks.
With World Cup players Worsie Kotze and Chrysander Botha lining up at fullback and the left-wing, respectively, and former Sharks young gun pulling the strings Guy Cronjé at No.10, the home side will be tough to beat.
Hooker Francois du Toit - a late withdrawal from the team against FNB UCT last Monday, after being called up by the Lions - has been named on the bench, with Shaun Malton wearing the No.2 shirt again.
The FNB UJ team: 15 Theuns 'Worsie' Kotze, 14 JR Esterhuizen, 13 Luan Steenkamp, 12 Divan van Zyl, 11 Chrysander Botha, 10 Guy Cronjé, 9 Rudi Paige, 8 Justin Wheeler (captain), 7 Jaco Kriel, 6 Johan van Deventer, 5 Sebastian de Chaves, 4 Shane Kirkwood, 3 Jaco Vermeulen, 2 Shaun Malton, 1 Ruan Dreyer.
Replacements: 16 Francois du Toit, 17 Niabulo Mkize, 18 Marnus van Huyssteen, 19 Dylan Peterson, 20 Jacques Pretorius, 21 Justin St. Jerry, 22 Aubrey McDonald, 23 Heinrich Terblanche.
Head coach: Hugo van As
Date: Monday, February 20
Venue: UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 5pm (Live on SuperSport One)
Referee: Jason Jaftha
Assistant referees: Jaco van Heerden, Stephan Geldenhuys
TMO: JC Fortuin
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