Emirates Lions head coach, Johan Ackermann has named his team to play the Argentinian side the Jaguars at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday Afternoon.
The team sees the coach sticking to his rotation policy with a total of six changes to the side that so convincingly beat the Blues last week, with exciting lock Lourens Erasmus getting a start in the second row.
Herewith the media announcement from the Emirates Lions.
Lourens Erasmus will get his 1st start in this years’ Vodacom Super Rugby tournament after making his debut against the Cheetahs earlier in the season when he runs on at lock against the Jaguares at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday 21 May at 15:00 SA Time.
Erasmus went on in the Lions’ 1st home game of the season in the 62nd minute of that match.
This is 1 of 6 changes to the side that beat the Blues at Emirates Airline Park last weekend.
Corné Fourie and Armand “Akker” van der Merwe starts in the front row, Cyle Brink dons the No 7 jersey and among the backs Faf de Klerk will run-on as will Howard Mnisi.
The schools game between Hoërskool President and Alberton High School has been moved to 17:30 SA Time.
Emirates Lions: 15 Jaco van der Walt, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Howard Mnisi , 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Warren Whiteley (Captain), 7 Cyle Brink, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Lourens Erasmus, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Corné Fourie
Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Dylan Smith, 18 Jacques van Rooyen, 19 Ruan Ackermann, 20 Warwick Tecklenburg, 21 Ross Cronjé, 22 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 23 Sylvian Mahuza