MTN Golden Lions team announced for semi against Western Province

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MTN Golden Lions Centre celebrating his try after returning from injury. Photo by Bruce Taylor /Rugby15.

The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Golden Lions team to play DHL Western Province on Saturday, 20 October 2012 in the second semi-final match of the 2012 Absa Currie Cup competition, this afternoon.

There are eleven changes to the starting line up who played the Bulls last weekend:
1. JC Janse van Rensburg returns to Loose Head Prop in place of CJ van der Linde
2. Jacobie Adriaanse replaces Pat Cilliers at Tight Head Prop
3. Franco van der Merwe returns to the starting line up at Right Lock in place of Paul Willemse
4. Cobus Grobbelaar replaces Jaco Kriel at Left Flanker
5. Jaco Kriel starts at Right Flanker in place of Derick Minnie
6. Warren Whiteley replaces Willie Britz at Number Eight
7. Michael Bondesio starts at Scrum Half in place of Ross Cronje
8. Elton Jantjies replaces Butch James at Fly Half
9. Jaco Taute starts in place of Deon van Rensburg at Right Centre
10. Ruan Combrinck moves from Full Back to Right Wing to replace Deon Helberg
11. Andries Coetzee starts at Full Back

On the bench there are six changes:
1. CJ van der Linde or Pat Cilliers will start at Reserve Prop in place of Jacobie Adriaanse. The final decision will be made on Thursday.
2. Hendrik Roodt replaces Franco van der Merwe at Utility Forward while Franco moves to the starting line up
3. Derick Minnie plays at Utility Forward in place of Warren Whiteley
4. Ross Cronje is at Reserve Scrum Half in place of Whestley Moolman
5. Butch James slots into Utility Back in place of Elton Jantjies who starts this week
6. Deon Helberg is at Utility Back in place of Lionel Mapoe

This match will serve as Cobus “Baywatch” Grobbelaar’s Benefit Match ahead of his retirement. Following his many years of loyal service, Grobbelaar will be given a percentage of the gate takings from Saturday’s semi final match. Media are requested to assist with getting this message to the public.

The team is:

No	Position	Name	Surname
15	Fullback	Andries	Coetzee
14	Right Wing	Ruan	Combrinck
13	Right Centre	Jaco	Taute
12	Left Centre	Alwyn / Dylan	Hollenbach / des Fountain
11	Left Wing	Anthony	Volmink
10	Flyhalf	Elton	Jantjies
9	Scrumhalf	Michael	Bondesio
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	CJ / Pat	Van der Linde / Cilliers
18	Forward Lock	Hendrik	Roodt
19	Loose Forward	Derick	Minnie
20	Utility Back	Ross	Cronje
21	Utility Back	Butch	James
22	Utility Back	Deon	Helberg