Golden Lions vs Free State Cheetahs Live Streaming Rugby Match

Currie Cup Rugby

Golden Lions
vs

Free State Cheetahs

Date: 18 July, 2009
Time: 13:00 GMT
Venue: Coca-Cola Park Stadium, Johannesburg

Live On Sky Sports 3 (13:55-16:00)

Free State coach Naka Drotske has included Sevens Springbok and national Under-20 captain Robert Ebersohn in the side to play the Golden Lions in a Currie Cup match in Johannesburg on Saturday.Jongi Nokwe, dropped from the Springbok squad, has also been recalled and in a third change Gerrie Odendaal makes way for Tertius Carse at scrumhalf.Former Sevens Bok Nokwe replaces Sevens Bok Lionel Mapoe , who with Ebersohn was a hero of this year's Sevens team that won the IRB Sevens Series title for the first time.Danwel Demas and replacement Kabamba Floors are also former Sevens Springboks.

Lions Currie Cup rugby coach Hans Coetzee has rewarded the team that so nearly upset the Blue Bulls at Loftus last week, by retaining the run-on team for Saturday's Currie Cup match against the Free State Cheetahs in Johannesburg.Derick Minnie replaces Johan Snyman in the only change on the bench.

The Free State team is:

Hennie Daniller, Danwel Demas, Corné Uys, Robert Ebersohn, Jongi Nokwe, Jacques-Louis Potgieter, Tertius Carse, Francois Uys, Hendro Scholtz (capt.), Johan Wessels, David de Villiers, Nico Breedt, WP Nel, Adriaan Strauss, Wian du Preez.

Replacements: Richardt Strauss, Coenie Oosthuizen, Frans Viljoen, Kabamba Floors, Gerrie Odendaal, Lionel Cronjé, JW Jonker.

The Lions team is:

Earl Rose, Dusty Noble, Alwyn Hollenbach, Walter Venter, Johan Jackson, Herkie Kruger, Jano Vermaak, Willem Alberts , Franco van der Merwe, Cobus Grobbelaar (capt.). Willem Stoltz, Nico Luus, Gert Muller, Hans van Dyk, JC Janse van Rensburg.

Replacements: Derek Harwood, Kevin Buys, Robert Kruger, Derick Minnie, Chris Jonck, Pieter Engelbrecht, Michael Killian.