Full-strength Lions to face Sharks
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen has made just one change to the Currie Cup starting XV to face the Sharks in Durban on Saturday.
The Lions recorded their first win over the season last weekend against the Western Province.
The team from Gauteng will hope to continue their winning run and conclude the season on a high when they travel to Durban this weekend.
The only change in the starting XV is in the pack.
Vincent Tshituka returns to the starting line-up and will don the No.6 jersey.
The flank, who has been linked with a move to the Sharks next season, will join his brother Emmanual and Francke Horn in the loose trio.
Jordon Hendrikse fresh from his stint with the South Africa sevens team makes a return on the bench.
Meanwhile centre Wandisile Simelane and scrumhalf Andre Warner round of the replacements.
Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Stean Pienaar, 13 Henco Van Wyk, 12 Matt More, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Tiaan Swanepoel, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Emmanual Tshituka, 7 Francke Horn, 6 Vincent Tshituka, 5 Reinhard Nothnagel (captain), 4 Ruben Schoeman, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Morne Brandon, 1 JP Smith.
Replacements: 16 Morne Brandon, 17 Sti Sithole, 18 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 19 Jarod Cairns, 20 Sbibusiso Sangweni, 21 Andre Warner, 22 Jordon Hendrikse, 23 Wandisile Simelane.
Date: Saturday, June 4
Venue: Kings Park, Durban
Kick-off: 17.00 (15.00 GMT)
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
Assistant Referees: AJ Jacobs, Zukile Madikizela
TMO: Egon Seconds
