Willem Alberts will play his first competitive match in eight months when the Lions face Irish giants Ulster in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship at Ellis Park on Saturday. URC
The 43-Test Springbok has returned after being stretchered off with a knee injury in a URC loss to the Vodacom Bulls in February. Dubbed the ‘Bone Collector’, Alberts returns to combine with captain Reinhard Nothnagel in the second row, with Pieter Jansen van Vuren dropping to the bench.
Among the backs, Stean Pienaar is dropped for speedster Edwill van der Merwe, who returns on the wing after serving his mandatory concussion protocol post the win over Cardiff two weeks ago. “As a team we are quite confident, especially coming off what we believe was a successful tour. One of the biggest learnings for us as a team is that you must expect anything from any team in this campaign.
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