Whiteley back to lead
Warren Whiteley and James Venter will lead the Emirates Lions and Xerox Golden Lions XV when they run out to face the Waratahs and Valke in Vodacom Super Rugby and the Supersport Rugby Challenge respectively at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday
Also back in action with Whiteley are Malcolm Marx, Courtnall Skosan and Harold Vorster.
Emirates Lions vs Waratahs (15:05):
Andries Coetzee; Courtnall Skosan, Lionel Mapoe, Harold Vorster, Aphiwe Dyantyi; Elton Jantjies, Ross Cronje; Warren Whiteley ©, Vincent Tshituka, Kwagga Smith, Marvin Orie, Stephan Lewies, Carlu Sadie, Malcolm Marx, Sti Sithole.
Reserves:
Jan-Henning Campher, Dylan Smith, Johannes Jonker, Wilhelm van der Sluys, Marnus Schoeman, Nic Groom, Shaun Reynolds, Tyrone Green
Supersport Rugby Challenge:
The Xerox Golden Lions XV are in action in a SuperSport Rugby Challenge curtain raiser against the Valke. That match kicks off at 12:00.
Venter is back to lead the side in their third outing of the season and first Home Game.
The Lions are second on the log and have scored 14 tries in their three games, the second highest in the competition.
Xerox Golden Lions XV vs Valke (12:00):
Ruan Combrinck; Madosh Tambwe, Franco Naude, Hacjivah Dayimani, Stean Pienaar; Jeanluc Cilliers, Dillon Smit; Jo-Hanko de Villiers, James Venter ©, Reinhard Nothnagel, Ruben Schoeman, Keagan Glade, Robbie Coetzee, Nathan McBeth.
Reserves:
Pieter Jansen, Danie Mienie, Travis Gordon, Mandisi Mthiyane, Bradley Thain, Yanga Hlalu, Kennedy Mpeku.
