Lions start Boshoff against Sharks in Currie Cup

Golden Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has named Currie Cup team to play the Sharks at Kings Park in Durban on Friday.

Ackermann has chosen to start Schalk van der Merwe and Robbie Coetzee in the front row.

In the back row Willie Britz moves up from the replacments bench to start at eighthman.

Meanwhile, in the backline, Marnitz Boshoff will start at flyhalf. Stokkies Hanekom returns to the starting line-up at inside centre.

Golden Lions

15. Andries Coetzee,14. Ruan Combrinck,13. Lionel Mapoe (c),12. Stokkies Hanekom,11. Courtnall Skosan,10. Marnitz Boshoff,9. Ross Cronje,8. Willie Britz,7. Warwick Tecklenburg ,6. Jaco Kriel,5. Franco Mostert,4. Martin Muller,3. Ruan Dreyer,2. Robbie Coetzee,1. Schalk van der Merwe

Replacements :16. Armand van der Merwe,17. Julian Redelinghuys,18. Jacques van Rooyen,19. Derick Minnie,20. Kwagga Smith,21. Mark Richards,22. Howard Mnisi