Preview: Sharks vs Cardiff

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Catch up on everything you need to know leading up to the Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash between the Sharks and Cardiff in Durban on Sunday night.

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  • James Venter will captain Cell C Sharks
  • Lopeti Timani returns to the Cardiff Rugby starting XV

Sharks: 15 Anthony Volmink, 14 Marnus Potgieter, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Werner Kok, 10 Boeta Chamberlain, 9 Cameron Wright, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 James Venter ( c), 5 Gerbrandt Grobler, 4 Justin Basson, 3 Carlu Sadie,  2 Kerron van Vuuren, 1 Dian Bleuler.
Subs: 16 Dan Jooste, 17 Khwezi Mona, 18 Khutha Mchunu, 19 Hyron Andrews, 20 Phepsi Buthelez, 21 Bradley Davids, 22 Lionel Cronje, 23 Ben Tapuai.

Cardiff Rugby: 15 Ben Thomas, 14 Jason Harries, 13 Rey Lee-Lo, 12 Max Llewellyn, 11 Theo Cabango, 10 Jarrod Evans, 9 Lloyd Williams, 8 James Botham, 7 Thomas Young, 6 Josh Turnbull (c), 5 Rory Thornton, 4 Lopeti Timani, 3 Dmitri Arhip, 2 Liam Belcher, 1 Rhys Carré.
Subs: 16 Kristian Dacey, 17 Corey Domachowski, 18 Will Davies-King, 19 Seb Davies, 20 Gwilym Bradley, 21 James Ratti, 22 Ellis Bevan, 23 Mason Grady.

BY THE NUMBERS: Sharks vs Cardiff

Cardiff Rugby Director of Rugby Dai Young said: “We were disappointed with our last game out here last season so we have plenty of motivation to put things right and we’ve shown we are heading in the right direction and we want to build upon that. It is important now that we keep that momentum and confidence and show we have learnt and developed from last season. We know what to expect from the Sharks and they are formidable at home but we are in a good place. We will need to perform at our best and if we do that then there is no reason why we cannot make a statement.”

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