Whiteley returns for Lions

Captain Warren Whiteley is back lead the Lions against the Hurricanes in Wellington in their first ever final of Super Rugby.

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Wellington - After missing his side's victorious semifinal against the Highlanders through injury, captain Warren Whiteley is back lead the Lions against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Saturday in their first ever final of Super Rugby.

Whiteley is back in the starting line-up while Ruan Ackermann and Lourens Erasmus have been included on the bench, together with Ross Cronje. Kick-off is at 9:35am SA time on Saturday.

Lions team: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Warwick Tecklenburg, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5, Franco Mostert, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Dylon Smith Replacements: 16 Armand 'Akker' van der Merwe, 17 Corner Fourie, 18 Jacques van Rooyen, 19 Lourens Erasmus, 20 Ruan Ackermann, 21 Ross Cronje, 22 Howard Mnisi, 23 Jaco van der Walt - African News Agency (ANA)