Coach Pieter Bergh has made eight changes to the Griquas starting XV for their final Tbilisi Cup match against Spain’s Iberians on Sunday.
The Currie Cup champions have won all five of their Toyota Challenge matches this year, having gone three from three in Bloemfontein before beating Georgia’s Black Lion and Portugal’s Lusitanos in Tbilisi.
They will face an Iberians side coming off a 22-19 win against the Cheetahs on Tuesday.
For their final assignment, Griquas have opted for a new-look side that includes an entirely changed front row of Ebune Ngundue, Corné Lavagna and Mhleli Khuzwayo.
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There are five changes to the backline, including two positional switches, while Jack Hart and Danrich Visagie form a new halfback combination.
Caleb Abrahams and Liam Koen, who started in the halfbacks in Griquas’ previous match, have both been named on the bench.
The match kicks off at 3pm (SA time).
GRIQUAS – 15 Connor Mahoney, 14 Tom Nel, 13 Luke Burger, 12 Damian Markus, 11 Sako Makata, 10 Danrich Visagie, 9 Jack Hart, 8 Dillon Smith, 7 Carel van der Merwe, 6 Phumzile Magondwana, 5 Derik Pretorius (c), 4 Lungi Mbiko, 3 Ebune Ngundue, 2 Corné Lavagna, 1 Mheli Khuzwayo.
Bench: 16 Janus Venter, 17 Ntobeko Shezi, 18 Johan Louw, 19 Ntsika Fisanti, 20 Lourens Oosthuizen, 21 Caleb Abrahams, 22 Liam Koen, 23 Stefan Coetzee.
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Coach Pieter Bergh has made eight changes to the Griquas starting XV for their final Tbilisi Cup match against Spain’s Iberians on Sunday.
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