Lions v Chiefs: Teams
Lions boss John Mitchell has made four changes to his line-up for the visit of the Chiefs to Coca-Cola Park.
By Tony Curtis - Twitter: @SkySportsTC
Last Updated: 22/04/11 7:51am
Lions boss John Mitchell has made four changes to his line-up for the visit of the Chiefs to Coca-Cola Park.
Lionel Mapoe, Franco van der Merwe and Martin Bezuidenhout come back into the starting XV - with Michael Killian moving from wing to full-back.
Jaco Taute drops to the bench while Bandise Maku has been ruled out of the match through injury.
The Lions also welcome back Josh Strauss on the bench, while Edgar Marutlulle joins him among the replacements.
The Chiefs have named All Blacks fly-half Stephen Donald in their side for the match.
Donald replaces Mike Delany in the No.10 jersey as one of four changes, with Scott Waldrom, Craig Clarke and Aled de Malmanche also handed starts.
Hika Elliot drops to the bench for de Malmanche, with Bay of Plenty loose forward Sam Cane and Hayden Triggs also named among the replacements.
Lions: 15 Michael Killian, 14 Lionel Mapoe, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Doppies la Grange (c), 11 Deon van Rensburg, 10 Burton Francis, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Michael Rhodes, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Wikus van Heerden, 3 Patric Cilliers, 2 Martin Bezuidenhout, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg
Replacements: 16 Edgar Marutlulle, 17 Kevin Buys, 18 David de Villiers, 19 Josh Strauss, 20 Rory Kockott, 21 Elton Jantjies, 22 Jaco Taute.
Chiefs15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Lelia Masaga, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Dwayne Sweeney, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Brendon Leonard, 8 Fritz Lee, 7 Scott Waldrom, 6 Liam Messam, 5 Romana Graham, 4 Craig Clarke, 3 Ben Afeaki, 2 Aled de Malmanche, 1 Toby Smith.
Replacements: 16 Hika Elliot, 17 Nathan White, 18 Hayden Triggs, 19 Sam Cane, 20 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 21 Tim Nanai-Williams, 22 Save Tokula.
