Boshoff boost for Lions
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The Golden Lions will welcome back Springbok Marnitz Boshoff into the starting team when they take on the Sharks at Kings Park on Friday.
Boshoff completed his return from injury last weekend against the Griquas where he played off the bench in the 46-8 drubbing in Kimberley.
Boshoff will also see Nicolaas Hanekom return outside him at inside centre after he sat on the bench last week.
In the forwards, coach Johan Ackermann has decided to rotate things around in the front row with Schalk van der Merwe and Robbie Coetzee starting in place of Jacques van Rooyen and Armand van der Merwe respectively.
Willie Britz returns to No.8, in for Warren Whiteley who returns to Springbok duty for the up coming Rugby Championship match against the All Blacks.
Golden Lions: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Lionel Mapoe (captain), 12 Nicolaas Hanekom, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Marnitz Boshoff, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Willie Britz, 7 Warwick Tecklenburg, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Martin Muller, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Robbie Coetzee, 1 Schalk van der Merwe.
Replacments: 16 Armand van der Merwe, 17 Julian Redelinghuys, 18 Jacques van Rooyen, 19 Derick Minnie, 20 Albertus Smith, 21 Mark Richards, 22 Howard Mnisi.
Date: Friday, October 3
Venue: Kings Park, Durban
Kick-off: 19.10 (17.10 GMT)
Referee: Lesego Legoete
Assistant referees: Oregopotse Rametsi, Stefan Breytenbach
TMO: Jason Jaftha
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