De Bruin made six changes in total to the side that recorded a remarkable come-from-behind victory over the Melbourne Rebels at Ellis Park last Saturday.
With Kwagga Smith and Vincent Tshituka the latest backrowers to yield to injury‚ Lions coach Swys de Bruin has gone for the height in selecting Ruan Vermaak and Stephan Lewies in the No8 and No7 jerseys respectively.
The coach barely explained his decision for one of the tallest packs ever assembled for a Super Rugby match."Ruan Vermaak will definitely play and we will also look at Hacjivah playing No8 ‚ or among the backs.” To be fair‚ Dayimani made little impact in the defeats against the Stormers and the Bulls and dropped out of the squad for last week’s clash against the Rebels.
Dayimani possess a devilish sidestep‚ a trait that is under used in the congested space in which he has to operate.
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