Jaco Kriel
Xerox Golden Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has brought back his rested stars for their semifinal clash against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs on Saturday.
Jaco Kriel will again lead the team, which has a strong leadership group with Warren Whiteley, Ross Cronjé and Howard Mnisi all back on duty.
Prop Jacques van Rooyen and flank Steph de Wit are back in the starting 15 after playing off the bench last weekend against ORC Griquas.
A number of players who started against Griquas will be on the bench this Saturday. They include centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg, hooker Robbie Coetzee, flyhalf Jaco van der Walt, wing Sampie Mastriet, lock Fabian Booysen and the impact specialist Kwagga Smith.
Xerox Golden Lions: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Courtnall Skosan, 13 Stokkies Hanekom, 12 Howard Mnisi, 11 Anthony Volmink, 10 Marnitz Boshoff, 9 Ross Cronjé, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Steph de Witt, 6 Jaco Kriel (Captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Lourens Erasmus, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Jacques van Rooyen
Replacements: 16 Robbie Coetzee, 17 Ruan Dreyer, 18 Fabian Booysen, 19 Kwagga Smith, 20 Jaco van der Walt, 21 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 22 Sampie Mastriet.
Date: Saturday 17 October
Venue: Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
Kick-Off: 13:45 SA Time (11:45 GMT)
Referee: Jaco van Heerden
Assistant Referees: Rasta Rasivhenge, Stephan Geldenhuys
TMO: Marius Jonker
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This is a good strong Lions team.
No glaring weaknesses.
Ackermann has really rotated his squad well with many youngsters gaining valuable experience this season.
IMHO Malcolm Marx is a giant in the making.
Agree with you Scrumdown. The biggest battle they will face tomorrow will be the one between their ears.
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