Emirates Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has named his team to take on the Melbourne Rebels in his side’s penultimate Vodacom Super Rugby tour match on Friday.
Ackermann has opted to rotate several players for the match.
In the forwards, Schalk van der Merwe, Armand van der Merwe and Ruan Dreyer will make up the front row. Robert Kruger will start at lock, while Derick Minnie has also been promoted to the starting line-up at flank.
Meanwhile, in the backline, Faf de Klerk will start at scrumhalf with Marnitz Boshoff linking up with him at flyhalf. Courtnall Skosan fills the left wing berth, shifting Sampie Mastriet to right wing.
Elton Jantjies will start at inside centre and Jaco van der Walt will start at fullback for the match.
Kick-off is at 10:40 SA Time on Friday.
Emirates Lions: 15 Jaco van der Walt, 14 Sampie Mastriet, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Elton Jantjies, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Marnitz Boshoff, 9 Francois de Klerk, 8 Warren Whiteley (Captain), 7 Warwick Tecklenburg, 6 Derick Minnie, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Robert Kruger, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Armand van der Merwe, 1 Schalk van der Merwe
Replacements: 16 Robbie Coetzee, 17 Corne Fourie, 18 Julian Redelinghuys, 19 Andries Ferreira, 20 Jaco Kriel, 21 Ross Cronje, 22 Harold Vorster, 23 Andries Coetzee.
Date: Friday 20 March
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne
Kick-Off: 19.40 (10.40 SAST; 08.40 GMT)
Referee: Mike Fraser
Assistant Referees: Rohan Hoffmann, Will Houston.
TMO: James Leckie
@ Bullscot:
Well, Super Rugby there is the excitement level of playing against some of the best players in the world… but local derbies is what brings the viewers and media interest… the build up to the Chiefs playing the sharks or Stormers is nothing compared to the buildup of the Sharks vs Stormers game.
Currie Cup is still a tradition, but its just not in the same league anymore and people generally lose interest till just before the playoffs.
I am not aware of transfer fees, if there were any then the South African Franchise would be secretly super rich.
@ Scrumdown:
He was injured for much of the season. So, no, its not his absence. I think its the way refs are making the props bind a little higher, which favours the taller props. Plus on Saturday, Crockett always scrummed in a touch, not a lot, but enough turn Redelinghuys’s bum out wide, making him look like the culprit.
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