The return of captain Ross Cronjé is one of three changes to the Lions’ starting lineup for their clash against the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.
Cronjé is one of the Springbok players who were released for Currie Cup duty, and Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen has fast-tracked the scrumhalf into the run-on XV. Dillon Smit falls out of the match-day squad.
The two other changes come in the front row, where prop Johannes Jonker and hooker Pieter Jansen replace Jacobie Adriaanse and Corné Fourie respectively.
Golden Lions – 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Sylvian Mahuza, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Howard Mnisi, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Shaun Reynolds, 9 Ross Cronjé (c), 8 Hacjivah Dayimani, 7 Len Massyn, 6 James Venter, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Rhyno Herbst, 3 Johannes Jonker, 2 Pieter Jansen, 1 Sti Sithole.
Subs: 16 Corné Fourie, 17 Jacobie Adriaanse, 18 Reinhard Nortnagel, 19 Driaan Bester, 20 Nic Groom, 21 Gianni Lombard, 22 Wandisile Simelane.
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