Match News, Press Release, Team News, United Rugby Championship
9th May 2025
That’s the mission according Emirates Lions’ defence guru and Springbok legend Jaque Fourie as his side welcome Welsh outfit Scarlets in Round 17 of the Vodacom Unite Rugby Championship this Mother’s Day.
That’s the mission according Emirates Lions’ defence guru and Springbok legend Jaque Fourie as his side welcome Welsh outfit Scarlets in Round 17 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this Mother’s Day.
Fourie says the Johannesburg franchise are not concerning themselves with other results, instead the focus is collecting a full house of points in their remaining two home games.
“For us at this stage we are not worried about permutations; we want to win the last two games with five points,” said a bullish Fourie.
“Scarlets are a quality outfit; they have come a long way this season and we can’t think it’s going to be an easy game. We need to rock up on Sunday and the following week too. They have shown that that they are probably our bogey team in the last few years.”
Springbok Ruan Venter returns to the fold to start at lock this week, with the other only change in the starting XV being Nico Steyn who comes in for the injured Morne van den Berg at scrumhalf. The back row of JC Pretorius, Renzo du Plessis and Jarod Cairns continue their combination, as does the centre pairing of Bronson Mills and Henco van Wyk.
Young scrumhalf Layton Horn provides cover from the bench with the experience of Darrien Landsberg and PJ Botha also on standby.
Kick-off on Sunday is at 15:00.
Emirates Lions Match 23
1. Morgan Naude
2. Jaco Visagie (c )
3. Asenathi Ntlabakanye
4. Ruan Venter
5. Ruan Delport
6. JC Pretorius
7. Renzo du Plessis
8. Jarod Cairns
9. Nico Steyn
10. Kade Wolhuter
11. Edwill van der Merwe
12. Bronson Mills
13. Henco van Wyk
14. Richard Kriel
15. Quan Horn
Replacements
16. PJ Botha
17. SJ Kotze
18. RF Schoeman
19. Darrien Landsberg
20. Sibabalo Qoma
21. Layton Horn
22. Lubabalo Dobela
23. Rynhardt Jonker