The return of flanker Emmanuel Tshituka is one of five changes to the Lions match-day 23 to face the Vodacom Bulls in the Currie Cup on Saturday.
Tshituka is back following his three-match suspension and in line to feature among the replacements against the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld. Fellow loose forward Travis Gordon slots into the starting XV, with winger Prince Nkabinde set to run out for his first appearance this season.
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The versatile Vaughen Isaacs has been reinstated at 15, after playing off the bench in a 25-18 defeat to Griquas last week, as Tiaan Swanepoel shifts to flyhalf.
Following last weekend’s results, the Lions dropped to sixth on the log, while the Bulls currently lie in seventh place, with just one point separating the teams.
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