Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen has included two returning Springboks in his starting XV for Saturday’s EPCR Challenge Cup match against Benetton.
Morne van den Berg regains the No 9 jersey with Nico Steyn dropping to the bench, while Asenathi Ntlabakanye starts at tighthead prop.
Centre Erich Cronje returns in place of the injured Henco van Wyk, while Richard Kriel comes on to the bench.
Kick-off at Ellis Park is 3pm.
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LIONS – 15 Quan Horn, 14 Kelly Mpeku, 13 Erich Cronje, 12 Bronson Mills, 11 Eduan Keyter, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn (c), 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Jarod Cairns, 5 Reinhard Nothnagel, 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 Franco Marais, 1 SJ Kotze.
Bench: 16 Morne Brandon, 17 Edward Davids, 18 RF Schoeman, 19 Darrien Landsberg, 20 Renzo du Plessis, 21 Nico Steyn, 22 Richard Kriel, 23 Gianni Lombard.
Photo: Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images
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