Ungerer to start for Tafel Lager Griquas

Stefan Ungerer (scrumhalf) will don a fourth different provincial jersey against the team for whom he wore his first when he takes the field in the peacock blue of Tafel Lager Griquas against the black and white hoops of the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Sunday.

This match at Jonsson Kings Park opens the account for both sides in the 2021 Kick-Off Pools and will be broadcast live on SuperSport from 17h15.

Ungerer was schooled at Maritzburg College and made his senior debut for the Durbanites in 2013, where he played up to Vodacom Super Rugby level. He also had stints with the New Nation Pumas and Eastern Province at provincial level and represented the Southern Kings in the Guinness PRO14 before making his move to Kimberley this year.

Ungerer takes over from Zak Burger, who has signed with the Vodacom Bulls, in a team that includes most of the Carling Currie Cup combatants from last season.

A fit-again George Whitehead will lead the side and takes over the Nr 10 jersey again, with Tinus de Beer playing off the bench. Whitehead missed most of last season due to injury.

Amongst the replacements, Jo-Hanko de Villiers (loose forward) will make his debut for the Kimberley side, having previously played for the Xerox Lions.

Tafel Lager Griquas: 15 James Verity-Amm, 14 Daniel Kasende, 13 Harlon Klaasen, 12 Andre Swarts, 11 Eduan Keyter, 10 George Whitehead (captain), 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Siba Qoma, 7 Stefan Willemse, 6 Gideon van der Merwe, 5 Cameron Lindsay, 4 Mzwanele Zito, 3 John-Roy Jenkinson, 2 Alandre van Rooyen, 1 Mox Mxoli. Replacements (from): 16 HJ Luus, 17 Andrew Beerwinkel, 18 Tijde Visser, 19 Ewan Coetzee, 20 Jo-Hanko de Villiers, 21 Ashlon Davids, 22 Tinus de Beer, 23 Ederies Arendse, 24 Bandisa Ndlovu, 25 Carl Els, 26 Berton Klaasen.

Tafel Lager Griquas Stefan Ungerer

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