Johannesburg – Promising Golden Lions centre Howard Mnisi will be given a starting berth against his former team, the Griquas, in a Currie Cup clash in Kimberley on Saturday.
He moves into the run-on side at the expense of Stokkies Hanekom, who moves to the bench, while Ross Cronje replaces Ricky Schroeder at scrumhalf.
In the forwards, prop Jacques van Rooyen and flank Warwick Tecklenburg will both start the match in place of Schalk van der Merwe and Kwagga Smith respectively.
Meanwhile, Marnitz Boshoff has recovered from his injury and will look to make an appearance off the bench this weekend.
Golden Lions team: Andries Coetzee, Ruan Combrinck, Lionel Mapoe (captain), Howard Mnisi, Courtnall Skosan, Jaco van der Walt, Ross Cronje, Willie Britz, Warwick Tecklenburg, Jaco Kriel, Franco Mostert, Martin Muller, Ruan Dreyer, Armand van der Merwe, Jacques van Rooyen.
Replacements: Robbie Coetzee, Schalk van der Merwe/Julian Redelinghuys, Derick Minnie, Kwagga Smith, Mark Richards, Marnitz Boshoff, Stokkies Hanekom. – Sapa