Lineout for the Lions on their 40 metre

First penalty for the Lions, Pienaar tackled in the air

Long kickoff by Whitehead

It's the Griquas who will kick off going from right to left

Elton Jantjies makes his way onto the field with the home side

George Whitehead leads his chargers

A very good evening from Ellis Park where the Lions play host to the Griquas.

Springbok flyhalf Elton Jantjies has recovered from the calf injury he picked up during a training session last week and will captain the Lions in their Super Rugby Unlocked clash with Griquas in Johannesburg on Friday evening.

The Ellis Park fixture starts at 19h00 and is the Lions first home match of the new campaign, 258 days since their previous match on home turf before the season was suspended due to COVID-19.

Griquas coach Scott Mathie has named a much-changed team for their Friday evening encounter.

Only six players from their last match – a home defeat to the Pumas almost a fortnight ago – have retained their positions in the starting line-up, while there are two positional changes.

The six players who will start in the same positions as two weekends ago, are the midfield pairing of Harlon Klaasen and Andre Swartz, the halfbacks George Whitehead and Zak Burger, Stefan Willemse (flank) and HJ Luus (hooker).