MTN Golden Lions name their side to face the Griquas

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Franco van der Merwe doing his job in the lineout against the Vodacom Blue Bulls at Loftus. Photo by Anton Geyser /Rugby15.

The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Golden Lions team to play GWK Griquas on Saturday, 6 October 2012 at GWK Park in Kimberley, this afternoon.
There are three changes to the starting line up:
1. Ross Cronje replaces Michael Bondesio at Scrumhalf. Bondesio has been ruled out due to a calf injury.
2. Deon van Rensburg starts at Right Centre in place of Lionel Mapoe who has been called up to the Springbok squad.
3. Alwyn Hollenbach returns from injury and replaces Dylan des Fountain at Left Centre.
On the bench there are six changes:
1. Bandise Maku replaces Martin Bezuidenhout at Reserve Hooker.
2. Caylib Oosthuizen replaces Ruan Dreyer, who has been ruled out with a calf injury, at Reserve Prop.
3. Willie Britz replaces Etienne Oosthuizen at Utility Forward, while Derick Minnie replaces Britz.
4. Guy Cronje will replace Ross Cronje at Reserve Scrumhalf as Ross starts this week.
5. Dylan des Fountain replaces Deon van Rensburg at Utility Back as van Rensburg starts this week.
The team is:

No	Position	Name	Surname
15	Fullback	Andries	Coetzee
14	Right Wing	Deon	Helberg
13	Right Centre	Deon	Van Rensburg
12	Left Centre	Alwyn	Hollenbach
11	Left Wing	Ruan	Combrinck
10	Flyhalf	Butch	James
9	Scrumhalf	Ross	Cronje
8	Number Eight	Warren	Whiteley
7	Right Flanker	Jaco	Kriel
6	Left Flanker	Cobus	Grobbelaar
5	Right Lock	Franco	Van der Merwe
4	Left Lock	Michael	Rhodes
3	Tight Head Prop	Jacobie	Adriaanse
2	Hooker	Callie	Visagie
1	Loose Head Prop	JC	Janse van Rensburg (c)
Replacements:
16	Hooker	Bandise	Maku
17	Prop	Caylib	Oosthuizen
18	Forward Lock	Willie	Britz
19	Loose Forward	Derick	Minnie
20	Utility Back	Guy	Cronje
21	Utility Back	Dylan	Des Fountain
22	Utility Back	James	Kamana