Springbok front rowers Malcolm Marx and Ruan Dreyer have been named in the Golden Lions’ starting XV for Saturday’s semi-final against Western Province at Newlands.

Marx replaces Robbie Coetzee at hooker, while Dreyer comes in for Jacobie Adriaanse.

There is one further change to the bench, with loose forward Robert Kruger replacing Hacjivah Dayimani.

Golden Lions – 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 13 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Jaco van der Walt, 9 Ross Cronjé, 8 Kwagga Smith, 7 Cyle Brink, 6 Len Massyn, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Jacques van Rooyen (c).
Subs: 16 Robbie Coetzee, 17 Dylan Smith,18 Jacobie Adriaanse, 19 Rhyno Herbst, 20 Robert Kruger, 21 Marco Jansen van Vuren, 22 Ashlon Davids, 23 Sylvian Mahuza.

Currie Cup teams (semi-finals)

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