Currie Cup

Lions make one change

2011-08-30 12:49

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Johannesburg - Lions coach John Mitchell has made one change to his starting team to face the Pumas in their Absa Currie Cup clash in Nelspruit on Friday.

Flank Derick Minnie, who has slight concussion and an ear injury, has been replaced by Michael Rhodes.

Regular skipper Joshua Strauss, who missed last week's victory over the Sharks with a rib injury, has been bracketed with Warren Whitely in the team named on Tuesday.

A decision on who will play at eighthman, and who will start on the bench, will be made on Thursday.

Golden Lions: 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Deon van Rensburg, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Alwyn Hollenbach, 11 Michael Killian, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Michael Bondesio, 8 Warren Whiteley/Joshua Strauss, 7 Michael Rhodes, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Wikus van Heerden, 3 Patric Cilliers, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg

Substitutes: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Jacobie Adriaanse, 18 Johan Snyman, 19 Warren Whiteley/Joshua Strauss, 20 Jaco Kriel, 21 Doppies La Grange, 22 Burton Francis

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Western Province v Sharks, Cape Town 00:00
Blue Bulls v Griquas, Pretoria 00:00

18 August 2012
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Griquas v Western Province, Kimberley 00:00
Sharks v Golden Lions, Durban 00:00

25 August 2012
Golden Lions v Western Province, Johannesburg 00:00
Griquas v Toyota Free State Cheetahs, Kimberley 00:00
Blue Bulls v Sharks, Pretoria 00:00

01 September 2012
Golden Lions v Griquas, Johannesburg 00:00
Western Province v Blue Bulls, Cape Town 00:00
Sharks v Toyota Free State Cheetahs, Durban 00:00

08 September 2012
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Blue Bulls v Golden Lions, Pretoria 00:00
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Sharks v Western Province, Durban 00:00

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