Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has named his 23-man team to take on the DHL Stormers at DHL Newlands in a Vodacom Super Rugby derby on Saturday.In the forwards, Robbie Coetzee will start at hooker, in place of the injured Willie Wepener. Jaco Kriel returns to the starting line-up at flank.At the back, Ross Cronje will start at scrumhalf with Faf de Klerk getting a rest on the bench, while Anthony Volmink makes his first Vodacom Super Rugby start of the year at left wing and Chrysander Botha will start at fullback. They replace the injured Andries Coetzee and Deon van Rensburg respectively.

Lions team: Lions: Chrysander Botha, Courtnall Skosan, Lionel Mapoe, Stefan Watermeyer, Anthony Volmink, Marnitz Boshoff, Ross Cronje, Warren Whiteley (captain), Derick Minnie, Jaco Kriel, Franco Mostert, Martin Muller, Julian Redelinghuys, Robbie Coetzee, Schalk van der Merwe. Replacements: Malcolm Marx, Corne Fourie, Ruan Dreyer, MB Lusaseni, Willie Britz, Faf de Klerk, Elton Jantjies, JW Jonker.

 

Courtesy of SARU