Francke Horn returns to captain the Lions in Friday night’s URC clash against Edinburgh at Hive Stadium.
The No 8 has recovered from an ankle niggle that ruled him out of last week’s Investec Champions Cup defeat to La Rochelle.
Sikhumbuzo Notshe and Batho Hlekani start on the flanks with Siba Mahashe on the bench.
Loosehead prop Boan Venter will face his former team after joining the Lions from Edinburgh at the end of last season.
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The Lions won their first two home matches of the URC season against Leinster and the Ospreys, before being hammered 57-15 by the Bulls at Loftus.
Edinburgh, meanwhile, are top of the log having won all three of their matches.
LIONS – 15 Quan Horn, 14 Kelly Mpeku, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Bronson Mills, 11 Erich Cronjé, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Nico Steyn, 8 Francke Horne, 7 Batho Hlekani, 6 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 5 Ruan Delport, 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Conraad van Vuuren, 2 Morné Brandon, 1 Boan Venter.
Bench: 16 PJ Botha, 17 SJ Kotze, 18 RF Schoeman, 19 Dylan Sjoblom, 20 Siba Mahashe, 21 Zian Cilliers, 22 Richard Kriel, 23 Boeta Chamberlain.
Photo: Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images
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