The Southern Kings have opted to play a team of youngsters against the Stormers this coming Friday.
The average age of the starting lineup facing the Stormers this Saturday will be 22.6 (23.4 per forward / 21.7 backs) and the average age of the bench will be 23.3 (22 per forward / 25.5 per back).
This indicates that the Kings are committed to developing the youngsters in the region and this could serve as motivation for some youngsters to stay in the area especially with 2016 coming closer and hopeful Currie cup inclusion later this year.
Southern Kings team to take on the DHL Stormers on Friday: 7 February 2014
(age in brackets)
1. Brendon Olivier (21)
2. Albe de Swardt (23)
3. Charl du Plessis (26)
4. Steven Sykes (Captain) (29)
5. Rynier Bernardo (22)
6. Paul Schoeman (21)
7. Stephan Zaayman (20)
8. Devon Oosthuizen (25)
9. Sonwabo Majola
10. George Whitehead (Vice Captain) (24)
11. Eben Barnard (22)
12. Shane Gates (21)
13. Dwayne Jenner (23)
14. Sergeal Petersen (19)
15. Siviwe Soyizwapi (21)
Replacements:
16. JC Oberholzer (24)
17. Lizo Gqoboka (23)
18. Pieter Stemmet (21)
19. Stephan Greeff (24)
20. Thembelani Bholi (24)
21. Kevin Kaba (19)
22. Tyler Paul (19)
23. Jaco Grobler (21)
24. Ronnie Cooke (29)
25. Michael Killian (30)
26. Brian Skosana (22)
