/ 3 March 2000

FALCONS TEAM FOR GRIQUAS CLASH

DAWIE du Toit is struggling with injury and will be replaced at fullback by centre Piet Matthys when the Gauteng Falcons play Griquas in a Vodacom Cup match at the Bosman Stadium on Saturday. Matthys’ place in the midfield is taken by Eugene Meyer, who has been released from Super 12 duty to play. The Falcons willl go into the match as favourites after beating the Lions 39-23 at the weekend.

Falcons team:

Piet Matthys; Tertuis Douw, Joe Esterhuysen, Eugene Meyer, Adrian Jacobs; Louis van Rensburg, Freddy Roberts; Kurt Steinbach, Bertus Heunis, Jaco Booysen (capt), Piet Myburgh, Ralph Schroeder, Lawrence Sephaka, Danie van der Walt, Gunder Williamson.

Substitutes: Deon de Kock, Wynand Lourens, John Booysen, Skipper Badenhorst, Wessel Roux, Stefan Brits, Emile de Beer.