Emirates Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen made two changes to his starting line-up to host the Vodacom Bulls at the Emirates Airline Park on Saturday at 15:00 (SA Time).
Both changes were made upfront. Ruan Venter comes in at 7, replacing injured Emmanuel Tshituka while Ettienne Oosthuizen will partner with Reinhard Nothnagel for his first URC appearance.
Emirates Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Richard Kriel, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw (captain), 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Sanele Nohamba, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Hanru Sirgel, 5 Reinhard Nothnagel, 4 Ettienne Oosthuizen, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 Jaco Visagie, 1 JP Smith. Replacements: 16 PJ Botha, 17 Morgan Naudé, 18 Conraad vd Merwe, 19 Darrien Landsberg, 20 Izan Esterhuizen, 21 JC Pretorius, 22 Jordan Hendrikse, 23 Erich Cronje.
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