🏉 Excitement is building for the big clash this weekend as the Scarlets take on the Lions at Ellis Park in Johannesburg! With the kick-off at 12:45 PM UK time, it’s set to be another thrilling encounter in the URC. 🌍
Dwayne Peel’s squad is raring to go after their last-match loss to the Stormers. Despite several injuries, new faces Harvey Cuckson and Alex Groves will debut, while Macs Page makes his first start this season. Sam Costelow and Archie Hughes will be driving the game from half-back, with Ioan Nicholas back at full-back. 🏃♂️
Facing the challenge of altitude and a fierce Lions team, the Scarlets will lean on last season’s triumph as inspiration. You can catch all the action live on Premier Sports 2. Don’t miss out on the intensity, skill, and heart-pounding plays of this epic showdown! 🙌🔴
Lions Line-Up:
– Backline: Q Horn, Keyter, Van Wyk, Kriel, Davids
– Half-back: Smith, Steyn
– Forwards: Kotze, Marais, Ntlabakanye, Oosthuizen, Landsberg, Pretorius, Venter, F Horn (capt)
– Replacements: Brandon, Schoeman, Van Vuuren, Nothnagel, Cairns, L Horn, Dobela, Mpeku
Scarlets Line-Up:
– Backline: Nicholas, Mee, Page, Williams (capt), Murray
– Half-back: Costelow, Hughes
– Forwards: Hepburn, Van der Merwe, Holz, Cuckson, Groves, Taylor, Davis, Plumtree
– Replacements: Myhill, O’Connor, Thomas, Gemine, Williams, Blacker, Hawkins, Roberts
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