Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen named an unchanged starting lineup for their Currie Cup semi-final against Griquas on Saturday.

Van Rooyen has gone for the same team that saw off Griquas 27-26 in their final regular-season fixture in Kimberley last week.

The Lions, though, will host the semi-final at Ellis Park after finishing above Griquas on the log.

The inclusion of captain Ross Cronje and openside flank Marnus Schoeman earns the duo their 70th Currie Cup caps, respectively.

Golden Lions – 15 Tyrone Green, 14 Madosh Tambwe, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Duncan Matthews, 11 Stean Pienaar, 10 Shaun Reynolds, 9 Ross Cronje (c), 8 Hacjivah Dayimani, 7 Cyle Brink, 6 Marnus Schoeman, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Ruben Schoeman, 3 Jacobie Adriaanse, 2 Pieter Jansen, 1 Sti Sithole.
Subs: 16 Jan-Henning Campher, 17 Dylan Smith, 18 Johannes Jonker, 19 Wilhelm van der Sluys, 20 Len Massyn, 21 Dillon Smit, 22 Jan-Louis la Grange 23 Jamba Ulengo.

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