MTN Lions side to front The Sharks at Ellis Park

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MTN Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has announced his side to front The Sharks at Ellis Park on Friday evening.

Francois du Toit, Julian Redelinghuys, Warwick Tecklenburg and Ross Cronje all move up into the starting line-up, while Chrysander Botha returns at fullback after his stint with the Namibian national side.

Meanwhile, on the bench, the MTN Lions welcome Lambert Groenewald who the GLRU has recently contracted.

The match will get under way at 19h10 while gates open from 14h00. There will be two curtain-raisers played between the MTN Golden Lions (B) and the Griffons, at 14h00, and between club outfits Harlequins and Kansas Jayhawks (USA), at 16h15.

1. JC Janse van Rensburg (C)
2. Francois du Toit
3. Julian Redelinghuys
4. Hendrik Roodt
5. Hugo Kloppers
6. Warwick Tecklenburg
7. Derick Minnie
8. Willie Britz
9. Ross Cronje
10. Marnitz Boshoff
11. Anthony Volmink
12. Alwyn Hollenbach
13. Stokkies Hanekom
14. Ruan Combrinck
15. Chrysander Botha

16. Robbie Coetzee
17. CJ van der Linde
18. Gavin Annandale
19. Lambert Groenewald
20. Michael Bondesio
21. Dylan des Fountain
22. Deon van Rensburg