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Sharks drop skipper Daniel

Cape Town - The Sharks have made changes to their team shortly before their Super Rugby clash against the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday evening.

Skipper Keegan Daniel has been dropped to the bench, with Jean Deysel coming into the starting team. Deysel takes Daniel's No 7 jersey, while Willem Alberts moves to No 8.

There's also a positional shift in the backline, with Patrick Lambie moving to inside centre and Butch James shifting to flyhalf. James will take over as skipper.

Teams:

Bulls:

15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Dewald Potgieter (captain), 7 Jacques Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Grant Hattingh, 4 Flip vd Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Dean Greyling

Substitutes: 16 Callie Visagie, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19 Jono Ross, 20 Jano Vermaak, 21 Jurgen Visser, 22 Morné Mellet

Sharks:

15. Riaan Viljoen, 14. Odwa Ndungane, 13. Louis Ludik, 12. Patrick Lambie , 11. Lwazi Mvovo, 10. Butch James, 9. Charl McLeod, 8. Willem Alberts, 7. Jean Deysel, 6. Marcell Coetzee, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 4. Edwin Hewitt, 3. Jannie du Plessis, 2. Bismarck du Plessis (captain), 1. Tendai Mtawarira

Substitutes: 16. Kyle Cooper, 17. Wiehahn Herbst, 18. Jandre Marais, 19. Keegan Daniel, 20. Jacques Botes, 21. Cobus Reinach, 22. Jaco van Tonder
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