Local sportSport

Lions warm-up matches

Lions will play warm-up matches against teams from Pukke.

Emirates Lions and Lions XV sides will participate in two warm-up matches ahead of the 2015 Vodacom Super Rugby and Vodacom Cup tournaments.

The matches against NWU-Pukke XV and the Leopards will be played at 15:00 and 16:40 respectively on Saturday January 31 at Olien Park in Potchefstroom.

The local side will start its Super Rugby season at home against the Hurricanes on Friday February 13 at the Emirates Stadium.

The mixed strength sides selected by head coaches Johan Ackermann and Russell Winter are as follows:

Emirates Lions vs NWU-Pukke XV

Kick-off: 15:00

1. Schalk van der Merwe

2. Armand van der Merwe

3. Ruan Dreyer

4. Lourens Erasmus

5. Franco Mostert

6. Jaco Kriel

7. Derrick Minnie

8. Warren Whiteley (c)

9. Ross Cronje

10. Marnitz Boshoff

11. Courtnall Skosan

12. Howard Mnisi

13. Stokkies Hanekom

14. Sampie Mastriet

15. Andries Coetzee

16. Mark Pretorius

17. Corne Fourie

18. Pieter Scholtz

19. Robert Kruger

20. Ruan Ackermann

21. Thabo Mabuza

22. Victor Sekekete

23. Faf de Klerk

24. Shaun Reynolds

25. Harold Vorster

26. Gerdus van der Walt

27. Cameron Rooi

Lions XV vs Leopards

Kick-off: 16:40

1. Jacques van Rooyen

2. Malcom Marx

3. Julian Redelinghuys (c)

4. Schalk van Heerden

5. Martin Muller

6. Stephan De Wit

7. Warwick

8. Ruaan Lerm

9. Luan Jacobs

10. Jaco van der Walt

11. Anthony Volmink

12. Stefan Watermeyer

13. Rohan Janse van Rensburg

14. Mark Richards

15. Ruan Combrinck

16. Remone Samuels

17. Clinton Theron

18. Dylan Smith

19. Le Roux Roets

20. JP du Preez

21. Cyle Brink

22. Fabian Booysen

23. Ricky Schroeder

24. Kobus de Kock

25. Alwyn Hollenbach

26. Jacques Nel

27. Damian Engledou

You can read the full story on our App. Download it here.

Related Articles

Back to top button