Botham returns as Cardiff shuffle pack for Sharks

Sharks: Giliomee; Penxe, Hooker, Esterhuizen (capt), Mapimpi; Hendrikse, Davids; Ganyane, Mbatha, Jacobs, Jenkins, van Heerden, Buthelezi, Tshituka, Hatton.

Replacements: Swart, Nche, Koch, Rahl, Potgieter, Hendrikse/Braude, Smith, Malan.

Cardiff: I Lloyd; Stephens, Millard, B Thomas, Grady; Sheedy, Mulder; Domachowski, Belcher (capt), Assiratti, McNally, Thornton, Botham, D Thomas, Faletau.

Replacements: D Hughes, Southworth, Sebastian, Lawrence, Basham, Bevan, Jennings, Evans.

Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)

Assistants: Morne Ferreira & Jonathan Lottering (SARU)

TMO: Quinton Immelman (SARU)