Emirates Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen made only two changes to the side that beat Edinburgh 55-21 a week ago, for the first match on their overseas tour in Round 4 of the URC against Ulster RFC on Sunday at 15:30 (SA Time).
Up front, Franco Marais is promoted from the beach to replace PJ Botha at hooker while Nico Steyn slots in at flyhalf as replacement of Kade Wolhuter.
Emirates Lions: 1. Juan Schoeman, 2. Franco Marais, 3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 4. Reinard Nothnagel, 5. Darrien Landsberg, 6. JC Pretorius, 7. Jarod Cairns, 8. Francke Horn (c), 9. Morne van den Berg, 10. Nico Steyn, 11. Edwill van der Merwe, 12. Rynhardt Jonker, 13. Erich Cronje, 14. Rabz Maxwane, 15. Quan Horn. Replacements: 16. PJ Botha, 17. Heiko Pohlmann, 18. Conraad van Vuuren, 19. Ruben Schoeman, 20. Renzo du Plessis, 21. Sanele Nohamba, 22. Marius Louw, 23. Henco van Wyk.
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