The Fidelity ADT Lions travel to Kimberley this weekend ahead of their Round 5 clash against the Suzuki Griquas. Kick-off at the Suzuki Stadium on Sunday is at 15:00 (SA Time).
Head Coach Mziwakhe has made a combination of five changes to his starting XV after his side went down 22-35 to the Hollywoodbets Sharks last week in Johannesburg. The Lions Currie Cup mentor says they are keen to make amends for his side’s performance last week at home by steadily getting back to the winning ways.
Lock Etienne Oosthuizen starts alongside Raynard Roets while Renzo du Plessis forms a formidable second row consisting of Jarod Cairns- who moves to seven flank, with Ruhan Straeuli pushing behind the scrum.
Fresh from international duty for his home country of Zimbabwe, wing Tapiwa Mafura occupies the left wing with Boldwin Hansen on the right. A positional switch for Kelly Mpeku at outside centre for the injured Manuel Rass. The bench sees Darrien Landsberg return from a calf strain.
“We’re excited for the trip to Kimberly. We are looking forward to making amends for our performance and result from last week and hopefully get back to winning ways,” said Nkosi.
“It’s important that we put in a quality performance to obtain a good result. We were thorough in our review and were able to point out aspects of our game that let us down.”
“We look forward to going up against an ably prepared Griquas team who kept us on our toes here at home two weeks ago, so there’s no doubt it will be a good game for everyone. We are intent on making sure that collectively we keep fighting for this campaign,” he concluded.
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1. Morgan Naude
2. Jaco Visagie (c)
3. Conrad van Vuuren
4. Etienne Oosthuizen
5. Raynard Roets
6. Renzo du Plessis
7. Jarod Cairns
8. Ruhan Straeuli
9. Nico Steyn
10. Sam Francis
11. Tapiwa Mafura
12. Rynhardt Jonker
13. Kelly Mpeku
14. Boldwin Hansen
15. Gianni Lombard
Replacements
16. Morne Brandon
17. SJ Kotze
18. RF Schoeman
19. Tiaan Wessels
20. Darrien Landsberg
21. Luca Ribbens
22. Layton Horn
23. Zander du Plessis