Welwitschias to face changed Griquas

The Windhoek Draught Welwitschias will face a much changed Griquas team when they clash at the Hage Geingob Stadium tomorrow.The match, which is due to start at 15:00, is part of the sixth round in the Currie Cup qualifiers.Having won all of their matches thus far in the tournament, Griquas have opted to rest a number of their key players.Among those getting a chance to take a breather is regular captain RJ Liebenberg, who plays as a flanker. His leadership role will be handled by centre Johnathan Francke.Sias Koen will do duty in the flank position vacated by Liebenberg.Another change sees David Antonites replacing Mzwanele Zito in one of the lock position.Stephan Kotze, Marius Fourie and Steph Roberts will take on the front row duties in the stead of Ewald van der Westhuizen, AJ le Roux and Devon Martinus, who drops to the bench.Ntabeni Dukisa will get his first taste of action during this competition as he replaces Clinton Swart in the fly half spot.Another first timer will be Kyle Lombaard who will play as outside centre in place of JW Jonker.The team has made numerous other changes which may play to the advantage of the Welwitschias, who have yet to win a match and are bottom of the log standing.Fans are again invited to come out in large numbers as main sponsors Windhoek Draught and FNB Namibia will be handing out exciting prizes.“You might be chosen as the Best Dressed Fan and walk away with N$1,000 on Saturday, compliments of Windhoek Draught,” reads a statement issued by the Namibian Rugby Union.Another competition that will be running is the FNB Kick For Cash competition where the prize money is a whopping N$3,750 for this week.TeamsWelwitschias XV: 1. Shaun du Preez, 2. Gerhard Lotter, 3. AJ de Klerk, 4. Muniovita Kasiringua, 5. Tinus Du Plessis, 6. Rohan Kitshoff (capt), 7. Herman Krause, 8. Leneve Damens, 9. Arthur Bouwer, 10. Heinrich Smit, 11. Philip Nashikako, 12. Francois Wiese, 13. Darryl de La Harpe, 14. Lesley Klim, 15. Johan TrompReplacements: 16. Hauta Veii, 17. Quintin Esterhuizen, 18. Denzil van Wyk, 19. Zane Groenewald, 20. JC Winkler, 21.Justin Nel, 22. Riaan van ZylGriquas: 1. Steph Roberts, 2. Marius Fourie, 3. Stephan Kotze, 4. Jonathan Adendorf, 5. David Antonites, 6. Wendal Wehr, 7. Sias Koen, 8. Jono van Rensburg, 9. Tiaan Dorfling, 10. Ntabeni Dukisa, 11. Alshaun Bock, 12. Johnathan Francke (capt), 13. Kyle Lombaard, 14. Ederies Arendse, 15. Gouws Prinsloo.Replacements: 16. Sidney Tobias, 17. Lux Koza, 18. Devon Martinus, 19. Thabo Mabuza, 20. Steven Meiring, 21. Andre Swarts, 22. AJ Coertzen.

Welwitschias to face changed Griquas

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Namibian Sun 2025-05-02

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