London; 22 November : ABSA Leopards coaches Brendon Venter and Claude Saurel have named their starting line-up for the match against the British Army at Aldershot Thursday evening. No fewer than 10 countries will be represented in the starting fifteen with another three nationalities on the bench.The backline features two survivors from last years Leopards team while the forwards have a new look about them. Senegal’s Steve Sargos who played in the number ten jersey for the ABSA Leopards against the South African Students last year moves to fullback while Uganda’s Allan Musoke will again wear the number 14 jumper. Amongst the forwards Tanzanian’s John Lloyd will gain his second cap for Africa’s representative team.
The ABSA Leopards have had a busy time since assembling in London on Monday. After receiving their kit they were capped at a special ceremony at the Moroccan Embassy in the capital. The squad has had two two very good training sessions during which their coaches Venter and Saurel had the opportunity to finalize the starting line-up. Venter expressed his delight at the way in which the squad got together in such a short time. The ABSA Leopards also conducted a coaching clinic in one of London’s suburbs followed by a sightseeing visit to Twickenham and the Houses of Government.
The team for the match against the Leopards is :
15. Steve Sargos ( Senegal)
14. Allan Musoke ( Uganda)
13. Innocent Simiyu ( Kenya)
12. Kais Assa ( Tunisia)
11. Dan Weku ( Kenya)
10. Emile Wessels ( Namibia)
9. Ezyar Jawad ( Morocco)
8. Jacques Burger ( Namibia)
7. Meite Bakary ( Ivory Coast)
6. Yousri Sougir ( Tunisia )
5. John Lloyd ( Tanzania )
4. Hamid Arif ( Morocco)
3. Gareth Gilbert ( Botswana)
2. Edgar Babou ( Ivory Coast )
1. Arnold Kamga ( Cameroon )
Replacements :
16. JM Meyer ( Namibia)
17. Kalafo Tilalane ( South Africa )
18. Thierry Park ( Mauritius)
19. Shingai Chiwange ( Zimbabwe )
20. John Musoke ( Uganda)
The match at Aldershot kicks off at 19h00 GMT