Asenathi Ntlabakanye returns from Vodacom United Rugby Championship duty to lead the Lions against the Pumas for the return leg of their Currie Cup encounter on Wednesday.
Ntlabakanye will lead a pack which features powerhouse lock PJ Steenkamp and former Junior Springbok Sasko Ndlovu.
“We have a second bite at the cherry against the Pumas,” said coach Mziwakhe Nkosi, who admits that his team’s 50-9 hiding against the men from Mbombela in round 2 of the competition posed a bit of a challenge. “We’re quite excited about the team we’ve selected. If you look at the makeup of the side, it’s guys who’ve put up their hands and are now being duly rewarded. The key thing now is to get a bit of synergy and play as a team.
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