Sanele Nohamba at flyhalf as Lions hunt Currie Cup crown

Sanele Nohamba starts from the flyhalf position ahead of Kade Wolhuter. The diminutive pivot will be responsible for steering the side's attack after an impressive cameo in last week's semi-final against the Cheetahs.

The Johannesburg franchise has maintained a fairly consistent line-up throughout the campaign under the captaincy of Jaco Visagie, with a number of young players grabbing their opportunities at this level.

Lions tighthead prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye, who scored perhaps one of the standout tries of the competition last Saturday, believes his side needs to be more accurate on execution against a Sharks side who will be beaming with confidence after their 100-minute marathon match against the Bulls at Loftus last weekend.

"Our set piece was below par last week so that's something we need to work on," said Nkosi. 

"If you look at last week's semi-final, we scored tries but conceded easy points immediately after that. So those are the things we have been working hard on this week in our preparations. All in all, we look forward to Saturday as both players and the fans coming out to support the team."

Kick-off in Johannesburg is at 16:00.

Lions - 15 Quan Horn, 14 Rabz Maxwane, 13 Rynhardt Jonker, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Tapiwa Mafura, 10 Sanele Nohamba, 9 Nico Steyn, 8 Jarod Cairns, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Renzo du Plessis, 5 Darrien Landsberg, 4 Ruben Schoeman, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 Jaco Visagie (c), 1 Morgan Naude.

Replacements: 16 Morne Brandon, 17 Juan Schoeman, 18 Conrad van Vuuren, 19 Siba Qoma, 20 Raynard Roets, 21 JC Pretorius, 22 Kade Wolhuter, 23 Kelly Mpeku

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