FRIDAY, 9.10AM:
FREE STATE’S Peet Kleynhans will coach the Golden Cats regional team in next year’s Super 12 rugby series. Kleynhans was appointed by the four unions which make up the Golden Cats — Gauteng, Free State, Griqualand West and Northern Free State — on Thursday.
It was expected that Gauteng Lions Dawie Snyman will take the coaching position but because of his recent appointment as the national Under-21 rugby coach, he was overlooked. In picking the squad for the Golden Cats, Kleynhans will be assisted by the respective coaches of the four union — Andre Makgraaff (Griquas), Gerrie Sonnekus (NFS) and Snyman. Tobie van Rooyen (NFS) will act as the convenor.
The squad will prepare at the venue of the team having he most players in the squad. Three games will be played at Ellis Park and two in Bloemfontein.
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