Kriel leads the Lions at Loftus
Jaco Kriel is
back to lead the Xerox Lions against the Vodacom Blue Bulls for the Currie Cup
match at Loftus in Pretoria on Saturday 12 September.
With Kriel back for his 39th Currie Cup match for the Lions, Kwagga Smith drops to the bench while Martin Muller also returns from injury in the place of MB Lusaseni while Mullers' lock partner Franco Mostert is also back.
Ross Cronjé and his Springbok halfback partner Marnitz Boshoff also makes a welcome return.
Cronjé replaces Lohan Jacobs. Boshoff runs out in the place of Jaco van der Walt, who moves to the bench.
In other changes Robbie Coetzee returns to the fray at hooker in a rotational move which sees Malcolm Marx take up the number 16 jersey and Ruan Dreyer is at tigh-thead.
Courtnall Skosan comes in for the injured Anthony Volmink at wing in the only other change to the starting line-up.
Xerox Lions (Currie Cup caps for Lions in brackets/Curriebekerwedstryde in hakies):
1. Jacques van Rooyen (26)
2. Robbie Coetzee (23)
3. Ruan Dreyer (30)
4. Martin Muller (15)
5. Franco Mostert (16)
6. Jaco Kriel (38, c)
7. Stephan de Witt (5)
8. Fabian Booysen (3)
9. Ross Cronje © (30)
10. Marnitz Boshoff (22)
11. Courtnall Skosan (13)
12. Howard Mnisi (17)
13. Stokkies Hanekom (15)
14. Ruan Combrinck (26)
15.Andries Coetzee (27)
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Photo: Jaco Kriel - Gallo Images
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