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Xerox Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen made three changes to the starting line-up for the Carling Currie Cup match against the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday 16h30.
Jannie du Plessis, Dan Kriel and André Warner all got the nod. Kriel replaces an injured Burger Odendaal, who is struggling with a strained right calf while the other changes are based on rotation.
Four players from the starting line-up were in action against the Cheetahs in the Currie Cup final in Bloemfontein last year. They are Dylan Smith, Marvin Orie, Wandisile Simelane and Stean Pienaar. Jan-Henning Campher, Wilhelm van der Sluys and Len Massyn were on the bench on that day. Manuel Rass moves onto the bench for this encounter.
Xerox Lionss: 15. Tiaan Swanepoel; 14. Stean Pienaar, 13. Wandisile Simelane, 12. Dan Kriel, 11. Courtnall Skosan; 10. Elton Jantjies (capt), 9. André Warner, 8. Len Massyn, 7. Vincent Tshituka, 6. Jaco Kriel, 5. Willem Alberts, 4. Marvin Orie, 3. Jannie du Plessis, 2. Jaco Visagie, 1. Sti Sithole. Reserves: 16. Jan-Henning Campher, 17. Dylan Smith, 18. Ruan Dreyer, 19. Reinhard Nothnagel, 20. Wilhelm van der Sluys, 21. Morne van den Berg, 22. Manuel Rass, 23. Roelof Smit.