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Three Boks enough for Lions

Only three Springboks have been included in the Lions starting XV to face the Cheetahs at Ellis Park on Saturday.

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There is one more on the replacement bench.

Ross Cronjé, Courtnall Skosan and Andries Coetzee will make their first appearances in this years' Currie Cup – while Malcolm Marx has been included on the bench.

In other changes Robbie Coetzee starts at hooker and Jacobie Adriaanse returns after a stomach bug kept him out of action last week.

Jaco van der Walt moves to flyhalf and Aphiwe Dyantyi from right to left wing.

Golden Lions: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 13 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Jaco van der Walt, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Albertus Smith, 7 Cyle Brink, 6 Len Massyn, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Jacobie Adriaanse, 2 Robbie Coetzee, 1 Jacques van Rooyen.

Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Dylan Smith, 18 Rhyno Herbst, 19 Robert Kruger/Hacjivah Dayimani, 20 Marco Jansen van Vuren, 21 Ashlon Davids, 22 Sylvian Mahuza.

Date: Saturday, October 14

Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Kick-off: 17.15 (15.15 GMT)

Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Assistant referees: AJ Jacobs, Stephan Geldenhuys

TMO: Johan Greeff

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