Emirates Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen made only two changes to his starting line-up to face Edinburgh on Friday At The DAM Health Stadium, Edinburgh, at 20h35 (SA Time)
Up front, Ruan Venter replaces Emmanuel Tshituka at the side of the scrum in a rotational switch while Stean Pienaar replaces Edwill van der Merwe at the wing.
Emirates Lions: 15. Andries Coetzee, 14. Stean Pienaar, 13. Henco van Wyk, 12. Marius Louw, 11. Quan Horn, 10. Gianni Lombard, 9. Sanele Nohamba, 8. Francke Horn, 7. Ruan Venter, 6. Sibusiso Sangweni, 5. Reinhard Nothnagel (c), 4. Pieter Jansen van Vuuren, 3. Ruan Dreyer, 2. PJ Botha, 1. Sithembiso Sithole. Replacements: 16. Jaco Visagie, 17. JP Smith, 18. Ruan Smith, 19. Emmanuel Tshituka, 20. Ruhan Straeuli 21. Morne van den Berg, 22. Jordan Hendrikse, 23. Zander du Plessis.
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