Hoiles and Halangahu to Start against Bulls
An outstanding performance off the bench against the Stormers last weekend has led to Stephen Hoiles winning
selection at Number 8 for Saturday night’s Tooheys New Super 14 clash between the NSW Waratahs and the Bulls
in Pretoria.
Hoiles replaces Lyons in the starting side while Daniel Halangahu has also been promoted to flyhalf
shifting Tim Donnelly out of the 22 as the NSW Waratahs opt for a 5/2 forwards bench.
| NSW Waratahs Team |
| 1. | Matt Dunning |
| 2. | Adam Freier |
| 3. | Al Baxter |
| 4. | Alex Kanaar |
| 5. | Daniel Vickerman |
| 6. | Rocky Elsom |
| 7. | Phil Waugh (vc) |
| 8. | Stephen Hoiles |
| 9. | Chris Whitaker (c) |
| 10. | Daniel Halangahu |
| 11. | Lote Tuqiri |
| 12. | Shaun Berne |
| 13. | Morgan Turinui |
| 14. | Peter Hewat |
| 15. | Sam Norton-Knight |
| Reserve Bench |
| 16. | Tatafu Polota-Nau |
| 17. | Benn Robinson |
| 18. | Will Caldwell |
| 19. | Wycliff Palu |
| 20. | David Lyons |
| 21. | Brett Sheehan |
| 22. | Ben Jacobs |
“Our bench players have been lifting us and when they show form as good as Stephen and Daniel have they
must be promoted,” said head coach Ewen McKenzie.
“It’s really not about dropping players at the moment; it’s more like promoting players. It’s a positive
selection.
“The Bulls will be a hefty challenge at Loftus on Saturday and I’m confident with Lyons and Palu on the
bench we’ll have the firepower late in the game to see us through.”
Will Caldwell has overcome his hamstring strain and will play off the bench.
Rugby Super 14 - Round 3
Northern Bulls vs NSW Waratahs
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Saturday February 25
Kick-Off: 5:00pm (local/RSA time)
Exclusively Live on Fox Sports from 2:00am on Sunday morning (AEDT)
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