MTN Lions Team Announcement for Chiefs
The MTN Lions in action against the Crusaders. Photo by Bruce Taylor /Rugby15
The Golden Lions Rugby Union announced the MTN Lions team to play in their ninth match of the 2012 Vodacom Super Rugby competition against the Chiefs on Saturday, 5 May 2012 this morning.
There are five changes to the starting line up from the team who played the Brumbies last weekend:
– Franco van der Merwe replaces Hendrik Roodt
– With van der Merwe moving to Left Lock, Ruan Botha comes in at Right Lock
– Derick Minnie replaces Cobus Grobbelaar, who has been moved to the bench
– Grant Hattingh will get his first start for the MTN Lions at Right Flanker
– Ross Cronje starts at Scrumhalf ahead of Tian Meyer who has been moved to the bench
A sixth change may occur following a late fitness test of Caylib Oosthuizen. Should Oosthuizen not be able to play in the weekends game, JC Janse van Rensburg will return to the team at Loosehead Prop.
The team is:
| Number | Position | Name | Surname |
| 15 | Fullback | Andries | Coetzee |
| 14 | Right Wing | Deon | Van Rensburg |
| 13 | Outside Centre | Jaco | Taute |
| 12 | Inside Centre | Alwyn | Hollenbach |
| 11 | Left Wing | Lionel | Mapoe |
| 10 | Flyhalf | Elton | Jantjies |
| 9 | Scrumhalf | Ross | Cronje |
| 8 | Number Eight | Joshua | Strauss (c) |
| 7 | Right Flanker | Grant | Hattingh |
| 6 | Left Flanker | Derick | Minnie |
| 5 | Right Lock | Ruan | Botha |
| 4 | Left Lock | Franco | Van der Merwe |
| 3 | Tight Head Prop | Patric | Cilliers |
| 2 | Hooker | Callie | Visagie |
| 1 | Loose Head Prop | Caylib / JC | Oosthuizen / Janse van Rensburg |
| Reserves | |||
| 16 | Reserve Hooker | Martin | Bezuidenhout |
| 17 | Reserve Prop | CJ | Van der Linde |
| 18 | Reserve Lock | Cobus | Grobbelaar |
| 19 | Reserve Flanker | Jaco | Kriel |
| 20 | Reserve Scrumhalf | Tian | Meyer |
| 21 | Reserve Back | James | Kamana |
| 22 | Reserve Back | Michael | Killian |
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