29 October 2026
The 10bet Lions take on Scottish outfit Glasgow Warriors in Round 5 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Friday at Scotstoun at 21:45 SAST.
Following last week’s stumble against Edinburgh, the Johannesburg side go into Friday’s fixture eager to end off a difficult tour on a high before travelling back to South Africa.
Head coach Ivan Rooyen, in his team selection, has opted for a new-look front row which sees SJ Kotze (loosehead), Tiaan Lange (hooker) and RF Schoeman (tighthead) combine to put the opposition scrum under pressure- a feature of the of the Lions which has been dominant over the past few seasons. Etienne Oosthuizen returns to the second row after leaving the field against Edinburgh.
Francke Horn continues his leadership in the loose trio alongside fit-again Siba Qoma (concussion) and the athletic Siba Mahashe. The only change in the backline sees Springbok Morne van den Berg return at scrumhalf with last week’s starter Nico Steyn providing cover on the bench.
10bet Lions:
- SJ Kotze
- Tiaan Lange
- RF Schoeman
- Etienne Oosthuizen
- Ruan Delport
- Siba Mahashe
- Siba Qoma
- Francke Horne (CAPT)
- Morne van den Berg
- Chris Smith
- Erich Cronje
- Bronson Mills
- Henco van Wyk
- Kelly Mpeku
- Quan Horn
Replacements
- Morne Brandon
- Boan Venter
- Conraad van Vuuren
- Dylan Sjoblom
- Sikhumbuzo Notshe
- Nico Steyn
- Richard Kriel
- Boeta Chamberlain