Emirate Lions make a late change

May 29 • General News, Super Rugby • 2430 Views • Comments Off on Emirate Lions make a late change

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Emirates Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has made a change to his side which will face the Waratahs at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday.

Scrumhalf Dillon Smit has been drafted into the Emirates Lions squad on loan from the Leopards and will take the place of Ross Cronje on the bench.

Smit has been rewarded after a very successful and exciting Varsity Cup tournament in 2015.

The team is as follows:

15. Andries Coetzee
14. Ruan Combrinck
13. Lionel Mapoe
12. Harold Vorster
11. Courtnall Skosan
10. Elton Jantjies
9. Faf de Klerk
8. Warren Whiteley (c)
7. Warwick Tecklenburg
6. Jaco Kriel
5. Franco Mostert
4. Martin Muller
3. Julian Redelinghuys
2. Armand van der Merwe
1. Schalk van der Merwe

16. Malcolm Marx
17. Corne Fourie
18. Ruan Dreyer
19. Robert Kruger
20. Kwagga Smith
21. Dillon Smit
22. Marnitz Boshoff
23. Stokkies Hanekom