Junior Boks flyhalf Vusi Moyo will make his Vodacom URC debut for the Sharks in their final match of the season against Zebre in Durban on Saturday.
Moyo was instrumental in South Africa’s Junior World Championship triumph in Italy last year and also formed part of the U20 Rugby Championship-winning squad this month.
The 19-year-old slots in at No 10 in one of only a handful of changes to the side that thrashed Benetton last week.
Zekhethelo Siyaya returns to fullback after impressing at pivot, while another youngster, Litelihle Bester, comes in on the left wing for the injured Makazole Mapimpi.
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There is another enforced change out wide, with Edwill van der Merwe sidelined. Jaco Williams moves from fullback to the right wing, while centre Le Roux Malan takes a place on the bench.
Coach JP Pietersen has otherwise retained the pack that laid the platform for last week’s emphatic win, with Siya Kolisi and Emmanuel Tshituka once again leading the charge in the loose trio.
Kolisi will make his final appearance for the Sharks before returning to Cape Town.
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SHARKS – 15 Zekhethelo Siyaya, 14 Jaco Williams, 13 Jurenzo Julius, 12 André Esterhuizen (c), 11 Litelihle Bester, 10 Vusi Moyo, 9 Bradley Davids, 8 Nick Hatton, 7 Emmanuel Tshituka, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Jason Jenkins, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Eduan Swart, 1 Ox Nché.
Bench: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Phatu Ganyane, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Deon Slabbert, 20 Matt Romao, 21 Ross Braude, 22 Jean Smith, 23 Le Roux Malan.
Photo: Steve Haag/Gallo Images
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