Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has named his 23-man side to take on the Vodacom Bulls in Saturday’s local derby encounter at Ellis Park.
In the forwards, Ackermann has made wholesale changes to the front row. Schalk van der Merwe, Robbie Coetzee and Julian Redelinghuys will all start.
Meanwhile, in the backline, Chrysander Botha will start at left wing, while Stokkies Hanekom comes in at outside centre. Courtnall Skosan will fill the right wing berth, having recovered from injury.
The match will kick off at 17:05 SA Time.
Lions: 15 Coenie van Wyk, 14 Courtnall Skosan, 13 Stokkies Hanekom, 12 Alwyn Hollenbach, 11 Chrysander Botha, 10 Marnitz Boshoff, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Warren Whiteley (Captain), 7 Warwick Tecklenburg, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Rudi Mathee, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Robbie Coetzee, 1 Schalk van der Merwe
Replacements: 16 Armand van der Merwe, 17 Corne Fourie, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 Willie Britz, 20 Derick Minnie, 21 Faf de Klerk, 22 Elton Jantjies, 23 Deon van Rensburg.
Date: Saturday 31 May
Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Kick-Off: 17:05 SA Time (15:05 GMT)
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa), Sieg van Staden (South Africa)
TMO: Marius Jonker (South Africa)