TUESDAY, 1.30PM:
NORTHERN Transvaal will be without four of their seven Springboks — Krynauw Otto, Danie van Schalkwyk, Andre Snyman and Ruben Kruger — because of injuries, when they face Gauteng Lions in a Bankfin Currie Cup match at Loftus Versveld Stadium on Saturday.
Scrumhalf Joost van der Westhuizen, flank Schutte Bekker and prop Marius Hurter will don the Northerns’ jersey.
NORTHERNS: Kosie Alberts, Thys Potgieter, Johan Schutte, Grant Esterhuizen, Casper Steyn, Roland de Marigny, joost van der Westhuizen, Adriaan Richter (captain), Schutte Bekker, Nicky van der Walt, Wium Basson, Gerhard Laufs, Marius Hurter, Jannie Brooks, Lourens Campher. RESERVES: Archer Dames, Jannie Kruger, Conrad Breytenbach, Johan Otto, Pierre Ribbens, Piet Boer.
*Gauteng Falcons selectors have made two changes to the team that lost to Northern Free State last week, for the Bankfin Currie Cup match against Border at the Bosman Stadium on Friday. Andre Venter makes his come-back after being out of action because of an ankle injury. He replaces Porta Hoffmann. Jaco Visser comes in for Don van der Riet.
GAUTENG FALCONS: Gauteng Falcons: Piet Matthys; Gert peens, Andre Venter, Eugene Meyer (capt), Len van Riet; Jaco Viljoen, Jacques van Niekerk, Nigel Pickford, Joe Senekal, Jaco Visser, Golie Gouws, Johan le Roux, Hennie Pieterse, Fanie van Wyk. Reserves: Piet Smit, Porta Hoffman, Duane Willemse, Don van der Riet, Duitser Bosman, Gunder Williamson.