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Cape Town - Saturday's Super Rugby final between the Crusaders and Lions in Christchurch is expected to be a sell-out.
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According to the Stuff website, the few remaining tickets for the match against the Lions at the 19 600 capacity AMI Stadium should be sold before kick-off at 09:35 SA time, a Crusaders spokesperson said.
Even the weather is set to play its part.
Forecasts are for dry conditions, a temperature of about 7 degrees Celsius and a southerly wind of 7km/h.
The Crusaders, the defending champions, are looking for an unprecedented ninth Super Rugby title, while the Lions, beaten finalists the last two seasons, are still hunting their maiden title.
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Teams:
Crusaders
15 David Havili, 14 Seta Tamanivalu, 13 Jack Goodhue, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 George Bridge, 10 Richie Mo'unga, 9 Bryn Hall, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Matt Todd, 6 Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, 5 Sam Whitelock (captain), 4 Scott Barrett, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Joe Moody
Substitutes: 16 Sam
Anderson-Heather, 17 Tim Perry, 18 Michael Alaalatoa, 19 Luke Romano, 20
Pete Samu, 21 Mitchell Drummond, 22 Mitchell Hunt, 23 Braydon Ennor
Lions
15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Ruan Combrink, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Warren Whiteley (captain), 7 Cyle Brink, 6 Kwagga Smith, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Marvin Orie, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Jacques van Rooyen
Substitutes: 16 Corne Fourie, 17 Dylan Smith, 18 Johannes Jonker, 19 Lourens Erasmus, 20 Marnus Schoeman, 21 Dillon Smit, 22 Aphiwe Dyantyi, 23 Howard Mnisi
