Lions name their squad for Super Rugby final clash against Crusaders

Lions coach Johan Ackermann has named his team for Sunday’s Super Rugby final against the Crusaders at Ellis Park.

Ackermann named an unchanged 23‑man team from the one which beat the Hurricanes 44‑29 in last weekend’s semifinals.

Some of the top players in the team include Elton Jantjies, Kwagga Smith and Ruan Ackermann,

The Super Rugby final between the Lions and the Crusaders is at 2pm Sunday.

Lions

15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Howard Mnisi, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies/Marnitz Boshoff, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Warren Whiteley (captain), 7 Warwick Tecklenburg, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Andries Ferreira/Lourens Erasmus, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Dylan Smith

Substitutes: 16 Armand van der Merwe, 17 Corne Fourie, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 Ruan Ackermann, 20 Cyle Brink, 21 Dillon Smit, 22 Jaco van der Walt, 23 Rohan Janse van Rensburg