The Golden Lions Rugby Union have announced their 33-man squad which will compete as the Emirates Lions in the 2015 Vodacom Super Rugby tournament.

The Emirates Lions will get their Vodacom Super Rugby campaign under way on Friday 13 February as they take on the Hurricanes at Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg. Tickets start at just R 40.00 and can be purchased online via Lionsrugby.computicket.com.

Season tickets are also still available for purchase from just R 800.00 and includes tickets to all Vodacom Super Rugby and ABSA Currie Cup home games, as well as the Springboks versus All Blacks Test.

The Emirates Lions boast a strong squad in 2015, with a number of Springboks and Springbok tourists in the squad.

The Springboks are: Marnitz Boshoff, Elton Jantjies, Lionel Mapoe, Julian Redelinghuys & Warren Whiteley.

The Springbok tourists (uncapped) are: Ruan Dreyer & Jaco Kriel.

The Lions improved tremendously during 2014, doing well in Super Rugby and reaching the Final of the ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division and they will want to continue this good form under the leadership of coach Johan Ackermann.

Emirates Lions Super Rugby squad:

• Marnitz Boshoff
• Andries Coetzee
• Robin Coetzee
• Ruan Combrinck
• Ross Cronje
• Faf de Klerk
• Steph de Witt
• Ruan Dreyer
• Corne Fourie
• Stokkies Hanekom
• Elton Jantjies
• Jaco Kriel
• Robert Kruger
• Ruaan Lerm
• MB Lusaseni
• Malcolm Marx
• Lionel Mapoe
• Sampie Mastriet
• Derick Minnie
• Howard Mnisi
• Franco Mostert
• Martin Muller
• Julian Redelinghuys
• Mark Richards
• Courtnall Skosan
• Warwick Tecklenburg
• Armand van der Merwe
• Schalk van der Merwe
• Jaco van der Walt
• Jacques van Rooyen
• Anthony Volmink
• Harold Vorster
• Warren Whiteley (Captain)