Dylan Richardson and Boeta Chamberlain will make their first starts since returning from injury when the Sharks host Ulster in a rescheduled match in Durban on Saturday.
The Sharks team to meet Ulster in their rescheduled round six Vodacom United Rugby Championship match at Kings Park shows minimal changes from the side that claimed a bonus-point win over the Lions in Johannesburg.
Keeping team selection intact as much as possible, Cell C Sharks director of rugby Neil Powell has made just three changes to last week’s side.
There are two new starters in the pack and one in the backline, with Dylan Richardson and Vincent Tshituka, the flanks who played a starring role off the bench last week, getting the nod in the starting line-up, replacing James Venter and Henco Venter.
Richardson made his return from a long-term injury as a substitute last week and will make his first start of the season.
There is further good news on the return-from-injury status where Boeta Chamberlain has recovered from the injury he sustained against Union Bordeaux Bègles in their Heineken Champions Cup clash in mid-January.
Chamberlain, the current Cell C Sharks top-scorer in this year’s competition (with 66 points) replaces the injured Aphelele Fassi at fullback.
Sharks – 15 Boeta Chamberlain, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Thaakir Abrahams, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi (c), 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Dylan Richardson, 5 Gerbrandt Grobler, 4 Reniel Hugo, 3 Carlu Sadie, 2 Dan Jooste, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu.
Subs: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Emile van Heerden, 20 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 21 Cameron Wright, 22 Lionel Cronje, 23 Yaw Penxe.
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