Golden lions
Lions and Swys de Bruin part ways
The decision was mutual and the parties parted ways amicably, according to a club statement on Friday.
Lions captain Ross Cronje said that final's rugby was a different ball game and believed he would embrace the atmosphere even though they were playing away.
Abongile Nonkontwana and Gerhard Olivier switch places, with Oliver starting on number 6 flank.
The Lions will meet either the Cheetahs or the Sharks in the title decider next week.
Cyle Brink has recovered from a broken wrist and has also been included on the bench.
Cheetahs would look to maintain their unbeaten run while the Lions were currently in the third spot after their comeback last weekend against the Western Province in Newlands.
The Lions came from behind to claim the win against Western Province despite being outscored by four tries.
Each side scored four tries at Ellis Park before the outcome was decided by a 68th-minute penalty from substitute fly-half Shaun Reynolds.
The Golden Lions fly-half reached 1,000 points after 17 minutes from his first goal-kicking opportunity of the round 4 encounter, successfully converting the first try of the match by Rhyno Herbst.
The Johannesburg outfit triumphed at Estadio Jose Amalfitani with Schoeman, not part of the original starting XV, scoring three tries.
All three Golden Lions teams will be in semi-final action this weekend with the Under 19’s kicking off against the Blue Bulls at Loftus on Friday.
Hacjivah Dayimani has impressed in his first full Currie Cup season for the Joburg-based franchise with his skills and blistering pace and says he wants to push for higher honours.
Emirates Lions and Springbok flyhalf Elton Jantjies will play in his first Currie Cup playoff match against the Sharks in Durban, since winning the coveted trophy with the franchise in 2011.
The matches, to be played in Cape Town and Durban, will extend an amazing season of breath-taking action in the country’s premier domestic rugby competition.
Springbok utility back Lionel Mapoe will start at centre when the Lions take on rivals the Blue Bulls in a Currie Cup encounter at Loftus in Pretoria on Saturday.
Ross Cronje will partner Shaun Reynolds as the half-back pairing.
Marc Lewis explores how the Lions have clawed their way back from the bottom.
Ruan Combrinck scored a brace of tries on his return from six months on the sidelines as the Lions mauled the Bulls in their Super Rugby clash.
The list of nominees in the various categories were determined after an extensive voting process.