ANDRE MARKGRAAFF has picked two new caps for the Cats team to play the Sharks in a Super 12 rugby match at Ellis Park on Saturday night. Pieter O’Neill from South Western Districts and Riaan van Jaarsveld from Boland will be playing at flyhalf and centre respectively. In another backline change, Jorrie Kruger comes in at fullback for Kobus Engelbrecht who moves to the bench.
The team is: Jorrie Kruger, Jannie van der Walt, Japie Mulder, Riaan van Jaarsveld, Lourens Venter, Pieter O’Neill, Werner Swanepoel, AJ Venter, Andre Venter, Johan Erasmus (capt), Victor Matfield, Philip Smit, Dougie Heymans, Naka Drotske, Dirkie Groenewald. Reserves: Ricardo Loubser, Jearus Nicholas, Kobus Engelbrecht, Andre Vos, Piet Krause, Willie Meyer, Danie Vermeulen.