Marnitz Boshoff will wear the Lions No 15 jersey against the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus on Saturday.
That sees Andries Coetzee shifting to left wing and Harold Vorster to outside centre.
Among the pack, Robbie Coetzee and Julian Redelinghuys return to the front row.
Alwyn Hollenbach will be on the bench after Lionel Mapoe, who sustained a minor knock to the knee, failed a late fitness test.
Lions – 15 Marnitz Boshoff, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Harold Vorster, 12 Howard Mnisi, 11 Andries Coetzee, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Warren Whiteley (c), 7 Warwick Tecklenburg, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Robbie Coetzee, 1 Jacques van Rooyen.
Subs: 16 Armand van der Merwe, 17.Corné Fourie, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 MB Lusaseni, 20 Robert Kruger, 21 Ross Cronje, 22 Alwyn Hollenbach, 23 Courtnall Skosan.
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