Goosen to lock for Madibaz
André Goosen, FNB NMMU's try-scoring hero against FNB Shimlas last week, will line up at lock for his team's Varsity Cup Round Three meeting with FNB UJ this coming Monday.
The Madibaz recorded their greatest-ever Varsity Cup victory earlier this week - a dramatic 29-27 win over the Kovsies - and Goosen's 80th-minute try will long be remembered by the Men from Port Elizabeth.
Goosen played on the flank against the Shimlas, but will feature at lock this week, with Louis Fourie vacating the No.5 jersey.
Timothy Agaba will take over Goosen's No.7 shirt, with Jaco Otto joining the replacements bench and Thomasau Forbes missing out altogether.
When asked about last week's thrilling victory in Bloemfontein - and how it would affect things moving forward - NMMU coach Brent Janse van Rensburg replied: "It has certainly given the team more energy and faith in themselves.
"The fact that it was an away game that was won will certainly help with the three remaining away games - starting with this week's trip to Johannesburg.
"It shows that no matter where you play, it can be done," added Janse van Rensburg.
The Madibaz mentor is certainly not getting carried away, however, and he continued: "Look, it was nice to give our fans something to shout about and to reward their loyalty, but we know that we have to keep playing with that same passion and pride moving forward!"
* The Madibaz went down 16-21 to UJ in Port Elizabeth last year.
The FNB NMMU team: 15 Gerrit Smith, 14 Mayibuye Ndwandwa, 13 Quinton Crocker (vice-captain), 12 Howard Mnisi, 11 Anton Verster, 10 Martin du Toit, 9 Charlie Purdon, 8 Jaco Swanepoel (captain), 7 Timothy Agaba, 6 Ulrich Pretorius, 5 André Goosen, 4 Mzwanele Zito, 3 Ross David-Anderson, 2 Martin Ferreira, 1 Roy Godfrey.
Replacements: 16 Kobus Greeff, 17 Gareth Hartley, 18 Schalk Oelofse, 19 Jaco Otto, 20 Marlin Ruiters, 21 Bradley Kretzman, 22 Devon Lailvaux, 23 Phillip Nel.
Head coach: Brent Janse van Rensburg
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
By Jeanré Muller
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