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22nd Sep 2022
Emirates Lions have named their match 23 for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship fixture against Welsh side Ospreys at the Swansea.com stadium.
Emirates Lions have named their match 23 for their Vodacom United Rugby Championship fixture against Welsh side Ospreys at the Swansea.com stadium. Saturday will be the Johannesburg team’s first game of a three-week tour of the UK which includes matches against Cardiff Rugby and Edinburgh.
A new-look halfback pairing of Sanele Nohamba and Gianni Lombard will look to grab their opportunity as starters in Swansea.
A strong bench consisting of powerhouse forward Ruan Venter, halfback Morne van den Berg and pivot Jordan Hendrikse will be tasked to bring energy in the latter stages.
Speaking earlier this week, Emirates Lions Forwards and Lineouts Coach Albert van den Berg explained how his side have made minor adjustments looking ahead to Saturday.
“We will have to improve on our individual mistakes ahead of Saturday and avoid conceding soft penalties because we know that a team like Ospreys will capitalize on our errors,” he said.
“A big emphasis has been geared towards improving on a few technical aspects especially in our lineout and scrums and to ensure everyone understands and executes their roles accurately,” concluded the former Springbok lineout jumper.
Kick-off is at 20:35 (SA time), Saturday 24 September.
Ospreys
TBA
Emirates Lions
1. Sti Sithole
2. PJ Botha
3. Ruan Dreyer
4. Ruben Schoeman
5. Reinhard Nothnagel ( c)
6. Sibusiso Sangweni
7. Emmanuel Tshituka
8. Franke Horn
9. Sanele Nohamba
10. Gianni Lombard
11. Quan Horn
12. Marius Louw
13. Zander du Plessis
14. Edwill van der Merwe
15. Andries Coetzee
Replacements
16. Jaco Visagie
17. JP Smith
18. Ruan Smith
19. Pieter Jansen van Vuren
20. Ruan Venter
21. Morne van den Berg
22. Jordan Hendrikse
23. Sango Xamlashe