Christchurch line-ups

David Havili, Seta Tamanivalu, Jack Goodhue, Ryan Crotty, George Bridge, Richie Mo’unga, Bryn Hall, Kieran Read, Matt Todd, Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, Sam Whitelock (capt), Scott Barrett, Owen Franks, Codie Taylor, Joe Moody. Replacements: Sam AndersonHeather/Andrew Makalio, Tim Perry, Alan Alaalatoa, Luke Romano, Pete Samu, Mitchell Drummond, Mitch Hunt, Braydon Ennor

Andries Coetzee; Ruan Combrinck‚ Lionel Mapoe‚ Harold Vorster‚ Courtnall Skosan; Elton Jantjies‚ Ross Cronjé; Warren Whiteley (capt)‚ Cyle Brink‚ Kwagga Smith; Franco Mostert‚ Marvin Orie; Ruan Dreyer‚ Malcolm Marx‚ Jacques van Rooyen. Replacements: Corné Fourie‚ Dylan Smith‚ Johannes Jonker‚ Lourens Erasmus‚ Marnus Schoeman; Dillon Smit‚ Aphiwe Dyantyi‚ Howard Mnisi

Johan Ackermann‚ under whose tutelage the team reached the previous two finals‚ had sent the team a message wishing them good luck in the final.

Aphiwe Dyantyi will have to save his potentially explosive impact for the second half after he was named on the bench.

The Lions have made two changes from the one that beat the Waratahs in the semifinals.

Having sat out the second half last week with a hamstring injury‚ Dyantyi will this week make room for Courtnall Skosan in the starting line-up.

Cyle Brink returns to flank in the place of Lourens Erasmus, who drops to the bench.

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