Ruan Combrinck starts for Lions

The Lions are boosted by the return of Ruan Combrinck for their Super Rugby clash with the Stormers at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Combrinck, who has yet to play this season after suffering a shoulder injury while playing in Japan, replaces Sylvian Mahuza in the side.

Otherwise head coach Swys de Bruin has made just one further change to his XV as Marvin Orie replaces Andries Ferreira for the clash.

There is no place in the matchday squad for recently confirmed signing Nic Groom, who is joining the Lions from Northampton Saints.

Lions: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Madosh Tambwe, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Dillon Smit, 8 Hacjivah Dayimani, 7 Cyle Brink, 6 Kwagga Smith, 5 Franco Mostert (c), 4 Marvin Orie, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Dylan Smith
Replacements: 16 Corné Fourie, 17 Jacques van Rooyen, 18 Johannes Jonker, 19 Lourens Erasmus, 20 Marnus Schoeman, 21 Marco Jansen van Vuren, 22 Howard Mnisi, 23 Sylvian Mahuza

Date: Saturday, April 7
Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 17:15 local (15:15 GMT)
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), AJ Jacobs (South Africa)
Television match official: Willie Vos (South Africa)