The MTN Lions have released their team to face the Hurricanes in Wellington this weekend.The only change to the starting line up is the inclusion of Cobus Grobbelaar in place of the suspended Michael Rhodes.
The full squad is:
| No | Position | Name | Surname |
| 15 | Fullback | Jaco | Taute |
| 14 | Right Wing | Dylan | Des Fountain |
| 13 | Outside Centre | Doppies | La Grange (C) |
| 12 | Inside Centre | Butch | James |
| 11 | Left Wing | Deon | Van Rensburg |
| 10 | Flyhalf | Elton | Jantjies |
| 9 | Scrumhalf | Jano | Vermaak |
| 8 | Number Eight | Joshua | Strauss (vc) |
| 7 | Right Flanker | Derick | Minnie |
| 6 | Left Flanker | Cobus | Grobbelaar |
| 5 | Right Lock | Franco | Van der Merwe |
| 4 | Left Lock | Wikus | Van Heerden |
| 3 | Tighthead Prop | Patric | Cilliers |
| 2 | Hooker | Bandise | Maku |
| 1 | Loosehead Prop | JC | Janse van Rensburg |
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Reserves
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| 16 | Reserve Hooker | Edgar | Marutlulle |
| 17 | Reserve Prop | Jacobie | Adriaanse |
| 18 | Reserve Lock | David | De Villiers |
| 19 | Reserve Flanker | Warren | Whiteley |
| 20 | Reserve Scrumhalf | Rory | Kockott |
| 21 | Reserve Back | Alwyn | Hollenbach |
| 22 | Reserve Back | Michael | Killian |
June 1st, 2011 at 10:34 SAST
Hmm, Lions making the Superbru choices more interesting by the week.
Not sure that Baywatch is up to the standard of Rhodes at the moment.
June 1st, 2011 at 11:34 SAST
Hi Scrumdown, that heading should read Hurricanes, not so?
Great to have to consider the possibility of another Lions win away from home, isn’t it?
June 1st, 2011 at 12:49 SAST
Sorry, One of those weeks already, and still far from over!
June 1st, 2011 at 14:21 SAST
Scrumdown, no problem broer….
June 1st, 2011 at 15:40 SAST
Lions fwds. looking balanced, with some grunt. I mean, Wikus and Franco are basically two number 4 locks. Strauss and Minnie combines well. I would have played Whitely though tbh. Between Maku, Cillier and JC the experience is growing. Two good options at scrumhalf between Kockett and Vermaak.
I would like to see what that 10-12 combo of Jantjies and James can do. james have played 12 before, and I think Le Grange has most of his experience at 13.
Lets be honest, they wont pass out much to their wings. Maybe Taute, but not the wings. So as long as those guys are prepared to come in of the wing and tackle for all they are worth, it could work out well.
But I think I am being a bit optimistic. Possible but optimistic.
June 1st, 2011 at 16:01 SAST
@ Greenpoint-Gunner:
Jantjies / James was the 10/12 combo’ they played against the Highlanders.
James was his typical aggresive self, and with the laatjie running hard and (mostly) straight they actually looked ok.
Whether the team has enough in the midfield for the ‘Canes though I’m not too sure.
June 1st, 2011 at 16:11 SAST
The Canes have looked decidedly shitty this year…. and despite Nonu and Conrad Smith and the other All Blacks littering that team, this is a game where the Lions should target a win… and a good one at that.
Will we see the Lions rise to the occasion or will we finally see the Canes clicking as a unit?
Not an easy pick to make… and I’ll not easily pick in favour of the Lions, when I did earlier in the season, they cost me on Bru… big time!
June 1st, 2011 at 16:45 SAST
@ grootblousmile:
They cost me big against the Brumbies and the ‘Landers.
F All consistency will do that I guess, but I still reckon it’ll be very difficult for them on Sat’.
Between the Rhodes affair and the “sexual assault” BS you can never guess where the minds might be.
Could go either way but I reckon ‘Canes by a handful.
June 2nd, 2011 at 04:14 SAST
@ Scrumdown:
thanks SD. I don’t get to watch or follow as many of the games as I would like to.
On the point of the Hurricanes… they haven’t fired at all this year.
And, correct me if I am wrong, but the Canes have lost to the Bulls, NARROWLY beat the Cheetahs, and lost against the Sharks. They probably would have lost to the Stormers as well. Not going too well for them against the SA teams.
But I think me might be getting ahead of ourselves a bit.