Waratahs team v Brumbies: Jacques Potgieter recalled for Super Rugby semi-final

WARATAHS team: Jacques Potgieter has been recalled for NSW Waratahs’ Super Rugby semi-final against the Brumbies at Allianz Stadium.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 12: Jacques Potgieter of the Waratahs is tackled during the round 19 Super Rugby match between the Reds and the Waratahs at Suncorp Stadium on July 12, 2014 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)

COACH Michael Cheika has recalled South African lock Jacques Potgieter for the NSW Waratahs’ Super Rugby semi-final with the Brumbies at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night.

Potgieter replaces Will Skelton in the second-row, while star fullback Israel Folau and winger Rob Horne return from injury and illness in the only other changes to the team that beat the Queensland Reds last outing.

Folau missed the Reds game with a corked thigh, while an ailing Horne was a match-day scratching.

Jacques Potgieter will start for the Waratahs against the Brumbies.

Wingers Cam Crawford, Matt Carraro and Taqele Naiyaravoro have all been named on an extended nine-man bench for the Waratahs’ first finals appearance since 2011.

The Waratahs or the Brumbies, who were runners-up last year, will face with the winners of Saturday night’s other semi-final between the Crusaders and the Sharks in the August 2 final.

Waratahs: Israel Folau, Alofa Alofa, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Kurtley Beale, Rob Horne, Bernard Foley, Nick Phipps, Wycliff Palu, Michael Hooper (capt), Stephen Hoiles, Jacques Potgieter, Kane Douglas, Sekope Kepu, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Benn Robinson. Reserves: Tola Latu, Paddy Ryan, Jeremy Tilse, Will Skelton, Mitch Chapman, Pat McCutcheon, Brendan McKibbon, Matt Carraro, Taqele Naiyaravoro, Cam Crawford (one to be omitted). AAP djw/sc

Originally published as Waratahs team v Brumbies: Jacques Potgieter recalled for Super Rugby semi-final