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Phakisa Pumas head coach Jimmy Stonehouse made three changes to his starting line-up that lost 31-35 against Toyota Cheetahs two weeks ago at home. The Pumas host the Xerox Lions In Mbombela on Saturday @ 14h00 in the first game of the weekend.
At the back, Ali Mgijima at inside centre and Ginter Smuts at scrumhalf are the two changes while Darrien Landsberg has to fill the big boots of le Roux Roets at lock.
The Pumas will have to be at their best as they need to stop a charging Xerox Lions team who will be looking for 5 points to secure a home semi-final.
Phakisa Pumas:15 Tapiwa Mafura, 14 Etienne Taljaard, 13 Erich Cronje, 12 Ali Mgijima, 11 Luther Obi, 10 Devon Williams, 9 Ginter Smuts Chriswill September, 8 Willie Engelbrecht, 7 Phumzile Maqondwana, 6 Daniel Maartens, 5 Pieter Jansen van Vuren (captain), 4 Darrien Landsberg, 3 Ignatius Prinsloo, 2 Simon Westraadt, 1 Morgan Naude. Replacements: 16 AJ le Roux, 17 Eduan Swart, 18 Dillon Valentyn, 19 Francois Kleinhans, 20 Chriswill September, 21 Tiaan Botes, 22 Alwayno Visagie, 23 Dewald Maritz.