URC – Emirates Lions Change Four For Leinster Rugby Battle

 

Emirates Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen has made four changes to his starting line-up to face the only other unbeaten team in the United Rugby Championship, Leinster Rugby on Saturday at 18:15 (SA Time) at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

At the front, Asenathi Ntlabakanye and PJ Botha return to the front row. At the back Kade Wolhuter returns to flyhalf resulting in Sanele Nohamba dropping to the bench and Rynhardt Jonker replace Marius Louw at centre.

Emirates Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Richard Kriel, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Rynhardt Jonker, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Kade Wolhuter, 9 Morné van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn (c), 7 Jarod Cairns, 6 Johannes Pretorius, 5 Ruben Schoeman, 4 Reinhard Nothnagel, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 Juan Schoeman. Replacements: 16 Franco Marais, 17 Heiko Pohlmann, 18 RF Schoeman, 19 Ruan Delport, 20 Renzo du Plessis, 21 Sanele Nohamba, 22 Marius Louw, 23 Erich Cronje.