Friday Friendly - Bulls vs Lions

Friday 17 January 2020 at Loftus B-field, kickoff 14:00 SA Time

Referee: Jaco Peyper

AR1: TBA

AR2: TBA

Bulls: 15. Richard Kriel, 14. Jade Stighling, 13. Marnus Potgieter, 12. Franco Naude, 11. Sebastiaan Jobb, 10. David Coetzer, 9. Marco Jansen van Vuren, 8. Ewan Coetzee, 7. Adre Smith, 6. Ruan Steenkamp (C), 5. Jean Droste, 4. Ian Groenewald, 3. Madot Mabokela, 2. Louis van der Westhuizen, 1. Dayan van der Westhuizen.

Replacements: 16. Corniel Els, 17. Kudzwai Dube, 18. Eduan Swart, 19. Carl Els, 20. Janko Swanepoel, 21. Jaco Labuschangne, 22. Phillip Potgieter, 23. Keagan Johannes, 24. Vaughen Isaacs, 25. Dawid Kellerman, 26. Diego Appollis, 27. Jay-Cee Nel.

Lions: 15 Muzi Manyike, 14 Jan-Louis la Grange, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 James Mollentze, 11 Stean Pienaar, 10 Shaun Reynolds, 9 Dillon Smit, 8 Diaan Schoonees, 7. Jo-Hanko de Villiers, 6 MJ Pelser, 5 Wilhelm van der Sluys (c), 4 Darrien Landsberg, 3 Carlu Sadie, 2 Marko Janse van Rensburg, 1 Nathan McBeth.

Replacements: 16 PJ Botha, 17 Leo Kruger, 18 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 19 Adrian Alberts, 20 Travis Gordon, 21 Francke Horn, 22 Tinus Combrinck, 23 Louritz van der Schyff, 24 Prince Nkabinde, 25 Mandisi Mathiyane, 26 Dameon Venter, 27 Boitumelo Tsatsane

LionsWorld Prediction: Lions by 5

Cheetahs loose-forward Oupa Mohoje faces another lengthy spell on the sidelines due to a recurring knee injury.

Mohoje has not played a single minute since September 2018, when he sustained a serious knee injury against Munster in the first round of the PRO14.

Now 16 months later, Mohoje had finally started to train with the team and looked set to make a comeback. But he was set back earlier in the week when he felt discomfort in the knee.

The 29-year-old was sent for a scan on Wednesday to determine the severity of the injury, but he says he hopes he does not have to undergo more surgery.

‘After one of our training sessions, I felt discomfort in my right knee and there was some swelling,’ Mohoje told Netwerk24.

‘Hopefully an operation won’t be necessary,’ he added.

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