Jordan Hendrikse returns to the Emirates Lions side as they look to cement their qualification in the EPCR Challenge Cup when they face the Welsh side, Dragons, on Sunday afternoon.
After an indifferent performance by Gianni Lombard against Stade Francais last weekend, Hendrikse has recovered from his injury and will take the 10 jersey.
In other changes Andre Warner comes in at nine for the Lions while Michael van Vuuren is elevated to the starting line-up for the match.
Emirates Lions team to face Dragons this Sunday in the EPCR Challenge Cup.
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The Lions will be looking for a better performance than they had in Paris if they are to qualify and will also want to better on their performance at home where they let the Dragons snatch a draw in the final moments of their game at Emirates Airline Park.
Otherwise it is the same side that went down in Paris and the Lions have played the Dragons twice this season already and will be hoping for a better result against more familiar opposition.
Emirates Lions: Andries Coetzee; Quan Horn, Henco van Wyk, Marius Louw, Edwill van der Merwe; Jordan Hendrikse, Andre Warner; Emmanuel Tshituka, Emile van Heerden, Jaco Kriel, Darrien Landsberg, Willem Alberts, Asenathi Ntlabakanye, Michael van Vuuren, JP Smith.
Replacements: PJ Botha, Morgan Naude, Ruan Smith, Pieter Jansen van Vuren, Ruhan Straeuli, JC Pretorius, Morne van den Berg, Rynhardt Jonker
Notties with some words of encouragement to his teammates ahead of Sunday's EPCR Challenge Cup encounter against Dragons RFC
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