Ackermann names team for semi-final

Emirates Golden Lions coach, Johan Ackermann, has named his team who will be facing the Toyota Free State Cheetahs in their semi-final Currie Cup match at the Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg on Saturday afternoon.

Ackermann has placed all his star players back in the starting line-up, after he chose a second string team to face the ORC Griquas last weekend.

Flanker, Jaco Kriel, will be leading the team once again. Ross Cronje, Warren Whiteley and Howard Mnisi will all be returning to the field this week.

Golden Lions:

15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Courtnall Skosan, 13 Stokkies Hanekom, 12 Howard Mnisi, 11 Anthony Volmink, 10 Marnitz Boshoff, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Steph de Witt, 6 Jaco Kriel (captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Lourens Erasmus, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Malcom Marx, 1 Jacques van Rooyen

Substitutes:

16 Robbie Coetzee, 17 Ruan Dreyer, 18 Fabian Booysen,19 Kwagga Smith, 20 Jaco van der Walt, 21 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 22 Sampie Mastriet

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