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Lions change it up for Warriors

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen has made a couple of changes to his team for their United Rugby Championship Round Six encounter with the dangerous Glasgow Warriors outfit.

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The Lions named young Jordan Hendrikse as their starting flyhalf for Saturday’s showdown with the Warriors at Ellis Park.

Hendrikse, who came on as a second-half replacement in his team’s spirited fightback – in an ultimately losing cause, 37-39 – against Ulster last week, is one of two changes in the starting XV.

Hooker Pieter Botha being the other – coming in for Jaco Visagie.

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Assistant coach Ricardo Loubscher, while praising his team for finishing strong against Ulster, emphasised the need for a more efficient start.

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“We spoke quite a bit about composure and just having patience,” Loubscher said.

“It boils down to how we start the game.

“Whether it’s the first or second half, we must ensure that we build scoreboard pressure and continue that same pressure for the majority of the eighty.”

Lions: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Edwill van der Merwe, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Quan Horn, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 Sanele Nohamba, 8 Francke Horn, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Emmanuel Tshituka, 5 Reinhard Nothnagel (captain), 4 Willem Alberts, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Pieter Botha, 1 Jean-Pierre Smith
Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 Sithembiso Sithole, 18 Ruan Smith, 19 Pieter Jansen van Vuren, 20 Sibusiso Sangweni, 21 Mornรฉ van den Berg, 22 Gianni Lombard, 23 Zander du Plessis.

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Date: Saturday, October 22
Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 16.05 (15.05 Ireland & UK time; 14.05 GMT)
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
Assistant referees: AJ Jacobs (South Africa), Stephan Geldenhuys (South Africa)
TMO: Chris Busby (Ireland)

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