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Cape Town - Sharks flank Jacques Botes will become the first player in South African rugby to play 150 Currie Cup games when he runs out against the Pumas in Nelspruit on Friday.
According to Beeld, Botes will be the first player to achieve this feat since the inception of the competition in 1889.
Botes, 34, will achieve the milestone against the team he started his Currie Cup career with, the Pumas. He played his first Currie Cup game for the Pumas in 2002 and represented them 27 times in the competition.
On Friday, he will play his 123rd Currie Cup game for the Sharks.
Kick-off for the clash at Mbombela Stadium is scheduled for 19:10.
Teams:
Pumas:
15 JW Bell, 14 Jerome Pretorius, 13 JW Jonker, 12 Stefan Watermeyer, 11 Rosko Speckman, 10 Justin van Staden, 9 Dylon Frylick, 8 Renaldo Bothma, 7 Uzair Cassiem, 6 Corné Steenkamp (captain), 5 Giant Mtyanda, 4 Frikkie Spies, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Francois du Toit, 1 Corné Fourie
Substitutes: 16 Frankie Herne, 17 DeJay Terblanché, 18 Marius Coetzer, 19 Jaco Bouwer, 20 Reynier van Rooyen, 21 JC Roos, 22 Coenie van Wyk
Sharks:
15. SP Marais, 14. Odwa Ndungane, 13. S’bura Sithole, 12. Paul Jordaan, 11. Tonderai Chavhanga, 10. Fred Zeilinga, 9. Conrad Hoffmann, 8. Tera Mtembu (captain), 7. Francois Kleinhans, 6. Jacques Botes, 5. JC Astle, 4. Etienne Oosthuizen, 3. Matt Stevens, 2. Kyle Cooper, 1. Dale Chadwick
Replacements: 16. Franco Marais, 17. Lourens Adriaanse, 18. Stephan Lewies, 19. Johan Meyer, 20. Cameron Wright, 21. Heimar Williams, 22. Lionel Cronje
According to Beeld, Botes will be the first player to achieve this feat since the inception of the competition in 1889.
Botes, 34, will achieve the milestone against the team he started his Currie Cup career with, the Pumas. He played his first Currie Cup game for the Pumas in 2002 and represented them 27 times in the competition.
On Friday, he will play his 123rd Currie Cup game for the Sharks.
Kick-off for the clash at Mbombela Stadium is scheduled for 19:10.
Teams:
Pumas:
15 JW Bell, 14 Jerome Pretorius, 13 JW Jonker, 12 Stefan Watermeyer, 11 Rosko Speckman, 10 Justin van Staden, 9 Dylon Frylick, 8 Renaldo Bothma, 7 Uzair Cassiem, 6 Corné Steenkamp (captain), 5 Giant Mtyanda, 4 Frikkie Spies, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Francois du Toit, 1 Corné Fourie
Substitutes: 16 Frankie Herne, 17 DeJay Terblanché, 18 Marius Coetzer, 19 Jaco Bouwer, 20 Reynier van Rooyen, 21 JC Roos, 22 Coenie van Wyk
Sharks:
15. SP Marais, 14. Odwa Ndungane, 13. S’bura Sithole, 12. Paul Jordaan, 11. Tonderai Chavhanga, 10. Fred Zeilinga, 9. Conrad Hoffmann, 8. Tera Mtembu (captain), 7. Francois Kleinhans, 6. Jacques Botes, 5. JC Astle, 4. Etienne Oosthuizen, 3. Matt Stevens, 2. Kyle Cooper, 1. Dale Chadwick
Replacements: 16. Franco Marais, 17. Lourens Adriaanse, 18. Stephan Lewies, 19. Johan Meyer, 20. Cameron Wright, 21. Heimar Williams, 22. Lionel Cronje
