The Golden Lions have made five changes for their match against the Sharks in Durban on Friday.

Marnitz Boshoff will start at flyhalf having made his return from injury in the 63rd minute of last week's 46-8 win against Griquas in Kimberley.

Stokkies Hanekom will wear the No 12 jersey, with Schalk van der Merwe and Robbie Coetzee coming into the front row and Willie Britz at eighthman.

Golden Lions – 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Lionel Mapoe (c), 12 Stokkies Hanekom, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Marnitz Boshoff, 9 Ross Cronjé, 8 Willie Britz, 7 Warwick Tecklenburg, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Martin Muller, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Robbie Coetzee, 1 Schalk van der Merwe.
Subs: 16 Armand van der Merwe, 17 Julian Redelinghuys, 18 Jacques van Rooyen, 19 Derick Minnie, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Mark Richards, 22 Howard Mnisi.

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