Emmanuel and Vincent Tshituka will both start for the Lions when they resume their Currie Cup campaign against the Sharks at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Lions head coach Mziwakhe Nkosi has named an exciting match-day 23 as the starting XV boasts three players fresh from Vodacom United Rugby Championship duty, namely prop forward JP Smith and the Tshituka brothers.

Emmanuel Tshituka starts at No 8, partnered in the back row by his older brother, who starts at blindside flank.

Jurich Claasens and Vaughen Isaacs form the halfback pair, while Divan Rossouw starts on the wing.

A reinforced bench features loose forward MJ Pelser and the experienced duo of scrumhalf Ginter Smuts and flyhalf Fred Zeilinga.

Lions – 15 Quan Horn, 14 Boldwin Hansen, 13 James Mollentze, 12 Matt More, 11 Divan Rossouw, 10 Vaughen Isaacs, 9 Jurich Claasens, 8 Emmanuel Tshituka, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Sibusiso Sangweni, 5 Simon Dinisio, 4 PJ Steenkamp, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye (c), 2 Dameon Venter, 1 JP Smith.
Subs: 16 Morne Brandon, 17 Banele Mthenjane, 18 Chergin Fillies, 19 Lunga Ncube, 20 MJ Pelser, 21 Ginter Smuts, 22 Fred Zeilinga, 23 Tyler Bocks.

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