The Lions have called upon veteran powerhouse Willem Alberts in one of three changes to the starting lineup for the clash against Ulster at the Kingspan Stadium on Friday night.
Head coach Ivan van Rooyen has opted for consistency, sticking with the side that managed a last-gasp 24-23 victory over the Scarlets last week he named an unchanged backline that features the halfback pairing of Sanele Nohamba and Morne van den Berg.
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Prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye makes his first start of the season replacing the injured Ruan Dreyer (wrist).
Ruan Smith fills the vacancy on a bench that includes speedster Rabz Maxwane.
LIONS – 15 Quan Horn, 14 Richard Kriel, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw (c), 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Sanele Nohamba, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Francke Horn, 7 Emmanuel Tshituka, 6 Hanru Sirgel, 5 Willem Alberts, 4 Ruben Schoeman, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 Corne Fourie
Subs: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 JP Smith, 18 Ruan Smith, 19 Ruan Delport, 20 Ruan Venter, 21 JC Pretorius, 22 Jordan Hendrikse, 23 Rabz Maxwane.