Crusaders v Sharks: Teams
Sonny Bill Williams and Sean Maitland will return to the Crusaders line-up for Saturday's Super Rugby play-off against the Sharks.
Last Updated: 24/06/11 10:09am
Sonny Bill Williams and Sean Maitland will return to the Crusaders line-up for Saturday's Super Rugby play-off against the Sharks.
Williams comes back into the centres after a week out with a hip problem, while Maitland has been named on the wing having spent six weeks on the sidelines.
Ryan Crotty and Brent Ward drop out of the starting XV as a result and will battle it out for the last spot on the bench.
Wyatt Crockett also comes into the side for Ben Franks, while Kahn Fotuali'i has been preferred as the No.9 cover on the bench.
The Sharks have made one change to their XV, with Willem Alberts back at No.8.
South Africa international Alberts has been promoted from the bench and ousts Ryan Kankowski for the starting jersey.
There are two changes among the replacements with Eugene van Staden and Jacques Botes coming in for Wiehahn Herbst and Marcell Coetzee respectively.
Crusaders: 15 Tom Marshall, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Zac Guildford, 10 Daniel Carter, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read (c), 7 Matt Todd, 6 George Whitelock, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Corey Flynn, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Quentin MacDonald, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Luke Romano, 19 Jonathan Poff, 20 Kahn Fotuali'i, 21 Matt Berquist, 22 Ryan Crotty/Brent Ward.
Sharks: 15 Patrick Lambie, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Stefan Terblanche (c), 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Frederic Michalak, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Willem Alberts, 7 Jean Deysel, 6 Keegan Daniel, 5 Alistair Hargreaves, 4 Gerhard Mostert, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 John Smit, 17 Eugene van Staden, 18 Ross Skeate, 19 Ryan Kankowski, 20 Jacques Botes, 21 Adrian Jacobs, 22 Louis Ludik.
