The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Lions team to play in their second match of the 2012 Vodacom Super Rugby competition against the Hurricanes on Friday, 2 March 2012 at a press conference this afternoon.

Following their 27 – 25 victory over the Toyota Cheetahs this past weekend, the coaching staff and team has learnt many lessons and are spending the week correcting things they were not 100% happy with in the Cheetahs match.

The coaches have made three changes to the starting line up – Michael Killian replaces James Kamana following a knock to the head during the Cheetahs match and Stephan Greeff will make his debut for the MTN Lions to replace Wikus van Heerden who has been ruled out or three weeks due to a concussion. In a tactical change, Cobus Grobbelaar has been moved to the bench while Warren Whiteley will start at Number 8, Joshua Strauss at Right Flanker and Derick Minnie at Left Flanker.

 

Number Position Name Surname
15 Fullback Jaco Taute
14 Right Wing Deon Van Rensburg
13 Outside Centre Doppies La Grange (VC)
12 Inside Centre Alwyn Hollenbach
11 Left Wing Michael Killian
10 Flyhalf Elton Jantjies
9 Scrumhalf Michael Bondesio
8 Number Eight Warren Whiteley
7 Right Flanker Joshua Strauss (c)
6 Left Flanker Derick Minnie
5 Right Lock Franco Van der Merwe
4 Left Lock Stephan Greeff
3 Tight Head Prop Patric Cilliers
2 Hooker Callie Visagie
1 Loose Head Prop JC Janse van Rensburg
Reserves
16 Reserve Hooker Martin Bezuidenhout
17 Reserve Prop CJ van der Linde
18 Reserve Lock Marius / Hendrik Coetzer / Roodt
19 Reserve Flanker Cobus Grobbleaar
20 Reserve Scrumhalf Tian Meyer
21 Reserve Back Butch James
22 Reserve Back James / Lionel Kamana / Mapoe

3 Responses to Super Rugby: MTN Lions side announced to face limping Canes

  • 1

    Good to see Jantjies at the fly half berth again, not Butch, that’ll give him even more confidence

  • 2

    I think we will see an improved performance from all the players.Hope Bondisio clears the rucks quicker, especially on attack. We also need to realise Visagie hasn’t played top flight rugby for while, as he was completing his studies last year.

  • 3

    If Visagie comes to the party on Friday night, this side could give the Hurricanes a decent whallop.

    Warren whitely really injected a degree of go forward when he came on last week.

    He looks clumsy, but is deceptively fast, and offers another line out option. Providing of course the ball is thrown in half decent.

    Lions by >8.

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