Sibusiso Sangweni. (Report By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile by strategy of Getty Photography)
A few of the Lions’ rising backrow stars Sibusiso Sangweni will start at blindside for his or her second Currie Cup clash towards the Pumas at Ellis Park on Wednesday.
The Lions retained majority early life of their match 23 after they misplaced a high-scoring affair to Western Province of their Currie Cup opener in Cape Town last weekend.
Passe Junior Springboks Tyler Bocks and Manuel Rass will accomplice up within the midfield, whereas scrumhalf Ginter Smuts starts within the number nine location to face his damaged-down aspect.
Other adjustments sight lock Lunga Ncube slot in for the injured Simon Dionisio.
Sangweni and hooker Morne Brandon, who each did responsibility for the Lions on their United Rugby Championship away tour last 365 days, total the forward pack.
Promising forward MJ Pelser moreover earns a neighborhood on the bench.
Kick-off is at 15: 30.
Teams
Lions
15 Quan Horn 14 Boldwin Hansen 13 Manuel Rass 12 Tyler Bocks 11 Zeilinga Strydom 10 Vaughen Isaacs 9 Ginter Smuts 8 Jarod Cairns 7 Sibusiso Sangweni 6 Worth Snyman 5 Lunga Ncube 4 PJ Steenkamp 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye 2 Morne Brandon 1 Banele Mthenjane
Substitutes
16 Dameon Venter 17 Heiko Pohlmann 18 Sibusiso Shongwe 19 Ruan Venter 20 MJ Pelser 21 Nico Steyn 22 James Tedder 23 James Mollentze
Pumas
15 Devon Williams, 14 Tapiwa Mafura, 13 Sebastiaan de Klerk, 12 Ali Mgijima, 11 Lundi Msenge, 10 Tinus de Beer, 9 Lucky Dlepu, 8 Kwanda Dimaza, 7 Phumzile Maqondwana (captain), 6 Daniel Maartens, 5 Darrien Landsberg, 4 Malembe Mpofu, 3 Ig Prinsloo, 2 Corne Fourie, 1 Ruan Kramer
Substitutes
16 Llewellyn Classen, 17 Dewald Maritz, 18 Simon Raw, 19 Brandon Valentyn, 20 Khwezi Mafu, 21 Giovan Snyman, 22 Alwayno Visagie, 23 Andries Viljoen