FILE PHOTO: Rugby - Tour match - Sharks v British and Irish Lions - Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa - July 7, 2021 British and Irish Lions' Josh Adams in action with Sharks' Manie Libbok and Thaakir Abrahams REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa’s Sharks have retained only four players from Wednesday’s heavy loss to the touring British & Irish Lions for their repeat meeting in Pretoria on Saturday, coach Sean Everitt announced on Friday.
Only captain Phepsi Buthelezi in the back row, scrumhalf Jaden Hendrikse and wings Thaakir Abrahams and Werner Kok, who will move inside to centre, are retained from the starting team comprehensively beaten 54-7 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg in midweek.
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