Mitchell makes comeback

Mitchell makes comeback

25 May 2012

Drew Mitchell will makes his first Super Rugby start in over 12 months when the Waratahs tackle the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.

The wing has struggled with ankle and hamstring injuries for the past year, and will finally make his return to the field on Saturday. Mitchell comes into the run-on side in place of speedster Atieli Pakalani.

There are three other changes to the starting XV as No 8 Wycliff Palu, lock Kane Douglas and hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau replace Rocky Elsom, Dean Mumm and John Ulugia respectively. Elsom’s injury absence sees loosehead prop Benn Robinson take over the captaincy.

Scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius will face his former team off the bench.

Waratahs – 15 Bernard Foley, 14 Tom Kingston, 13 Rob Horne, 12 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Berrick Barnes, 9 Brendan McKibbin, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Chris Alcock, 6 Dave Dennis, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Sitaleki Timani, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson (c).
Subs: 16 John Ulugia, 17 Jeremy Tilse, 18 Richard Stanford, 19 Lopeti Timani, 20 Sarel Pretorius, 21 Daniel Halangahu, 22 Tom Carter.


4 Comments

  • 1.Sasuke: Reply to this comment
    25 May 2012, 07:35 am

    Flyer Dragon

  • 2.BuckT: Reply to this comment
    25 May 2012, 08:16 am

    Did you hear Oregon’s excuses on the Cape Talk this morning
    Question 1 : how are the Lions going to survive if they are relegated?
    Oregon : survive? Ah ah well you know ah ah that this isn’t the first time a south African team has been relegated, Ah ah ah there will be processes put in place, we are still looking at other possible solutions..
    Question 2 : Pieter de Villiers has said in his book that you were in negotiation with HM 6 months before the world Cup? Oregon : Well a news paper recently asked me the same question and I told them that I didn’t have a copy of the book yet. It’s difficult to comment on something you haven’t seen with your own eyes. It’s not easy at all..

  • 3.BuckT: Reply to this comment
    25 May 2012, 08:21 am

    @Sasuke(Sasuke)-1: chiefs or bulls?

  • 4.Stawm: Reply to this comment
    25 May 2012, 14:23 pm

    “Drew Mitchell will makes his first Super Rugby….”
    I likes the way this guys writes a english.

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