Phendulani Buthelezi will start in the only change to the Sharks lineup for their Currie Cup match against the Pumas in Nelspruit on Saturday.

The Junior Springbok captain comes in for Jacques Vermeulen, who shifts to the bench.

The rest of the team is unchanged from the one that beat Western Province 32-27 in Durban.

The Sharks are coming off a bye last weekend and currently sit in fifth place on the log with five points.

Sharks – 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 JP Pietersen, 12 Jeremy Ward (c-c), 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Cameron Wright, 8 Tera Mtembu (c-c), Phendulani Buthelezi, 6 Luke Stringer, 5 Hyron Andrews, 4 Ruben van Heerden, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Kerron van Vuuren, 1 Juan Schoeman.
Subs: 16 Craig Burden, 17 Mzamo Majola, 18 John-Hubert Meyer, 19 Gideon Koegelenberg, 20 Jacques Vermeulen, 21 Sanele Nohamba, 22 Marius Louw, 23 Aphelele Fassi.

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