Cronje back at No 9 for Lions

Cape Town - Lions coach Johan Ackermann has announced his side to take on the Blues at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland on Saturday.

Ackermann has opted for consistency, making just two changes to the starting line-up from the side that went down at home to the Stormers last weekend,

Up front, Corne Fourie will make his first start at loosehead this season, while in the backline, Ross Cronje will start at scrumhalf, replacing Faf de Klerk who drops down to the bench.