Fidelity ADT Lions’ head coach Mziwakhe Nkosi has included three Junior Springboks in his line-up as they prepare to host Sanlam Boland Cavaliers on Friday at 15:00 SAST at the Wits Rugby Stadium.
Lock JD Hattingh and exciting centre Exauce Kevani make their first starts of the season, so too scrumhalf Layton Horn. Also in the starting XV is Siba Qoma, who joins last week’s try-scorer Thando Biyela and captain Jarod Cairns as the back row combination.
Rabz Maxwane returns to the left wing after missing out last week.
Fidelity ADT Lions: 1. Cecil Parsons, 2. Mahle Sithole, 3. Ruan Swart, 4. Dylan Sjoblom, 5. JD Hattingh, 6. Thando Biyela, 7. Siba Qoma, 8. Jarod Cairns (c ), 9. Layton Horn, 10. Sam Francis, 11. Rabz Maxwane, 12. Rynhardt Jonker, 13. Exauce Kevani, 14. Keagan Smith, 15. Gilermo Mentoe. Replacements: 16. Armand Combrinck, 17. Juan Schoeman, 18. Conrad van Vuuren, 19. Marco Ferreira, 20. Renzo du Plessis, 21. Asad Moos, 22. Likhona Finca, 23. Luke Cannon.