Emirates Lions named a strong side to host the Scarlets in a Round 17 fixture of the United Rugby Championship at the Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg at 15:00 (SA Time) on Sunday.
Only two changes were made to the starting line-up. Springbok Ruan Venter starts at lock while scrumhalf Nico Steyn comes in for the injured Morne van den Berg (hamstring)
Emirates Lions Match 23
- Morgan Naude
- Jaco Visagie (c)
- Asenathi Ntlabakanye
- Ruan Venter
- Ruan Delport
- JC Pretorius
- Renzo du Plessis
- Jarrod Cairns
- Nico Steyn
- Kade Wolhuter
- Edwill van der Merwe
- Bronson Mills
- Henco van Wyk
- Richard Kriel
- Quan Horn
Replacements
- PJ Botha
- SJ Kotze
- RF Schoeman
- Darrien Landsberg
- Sibabalo Qoma
- Layton Horn
- Lubabalo Dobela
- Rynhardt Jonker
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