EP name Sykes to play 100th Currie Cup match

The EP Kings have named their team to play Griquas in their Currie Cup match at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth with Steven Sykes earning his
100th Currie Cup cap.

A grade three hamstring tear ruled Siyanda Grey sit out for a lengthy period and he has been replaced by Sylvian Mahuza.

There are several changes to the pack, with Lizo Gqoboka returning to the front row in place of Schalk Ferreira, who will be on the bench, along with hard-working
loose forwards Thembelani Bholi and Tim Agaba.

EP Kings team

15 Scott van Breda, 14 Sylvian Mahuza, 13 JP du Plessis, 12 Tim Whitehead (c), 11 Luther Obi, 10 Karlo Aspeling, 9 Dwayne Kelly, 8 Jacques Engelbrecht, 7 Stefan
Willemse, 6 Paul Schoeman, 5 Cornell Hess, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Martin Ferreira, 1 Lizo Gqoboka.

Replacements. 16 Edgar Marutlulle, 17 Schalk Ferreira, 18 Simon Kerrod, 19 Thembelani Bholi, 20 Tim Agaba, 21 Enrico Acker, 22 Elgar Watts.