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Nohamba at No 10 as Lions make one change for Currie Cup final

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Lions coach Mziwakhe Nkosi has made only one change to his line-up for Saturday's Currie Cup final against the Sharks XV in Johannesburg.Sanele Nohamba starts at flyhalf in place of Kade Wolhuter, who moves down to the bench.READ | Sharks make 2 changes for Currie Cup final, Bok lock Jenkins set for debut off benchThe Lions, who beat the Cheetahs 43-34 in the semi-finals last weekend, finished top of the Currie Cup standings with only one defeat all season.The Sharks, however, were the only team that managed to inflict a defeat on the Lions - a 35-22 success at the end of July in Johannesburg. Lions 15 Quan Horn, 14 Rabz Maxwane, 13 Rynhardt Jonker, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Tapiwa Mafura, 10 Sanele Nohamba, 9 Nico Steyn, 8 Jarod Cairns, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Renzo du Plessis, 5 Darrien-Lane Landsberg, 4 Ruben Schoeman, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 Jaco Visagie (captain), 1 Morgan NaudeSubstitutes: 16 Morne Brandon, 17 Juan Schoeman, 18 Conrad van Vuuren, 19 Siba Qoma, 20 Raynard Roets, 21 JC Pretorius, 22 Kade Wolhuter, 23 Kelly Mpeku Sharks XV 15 Jordan Hendrikse, 14 Eduan Keyter, 13 Jurenzo Julius, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Ethan Hooker, 10 Siya Masuku, 9 Bradley Davids, 8 Emmanuel Tshituka, 7 Vincent Tshituka (captain), 6 James Venter, 5 Emile van Heerden, 4 Corne Rahl, 3 Hanro Jacobs, 2 Fez Mbatha, 1 Ntuthuko MchunuSubstitutes: 16 Dylan Richardson, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Mawande Mdande, 19 Jason Jenkins, 20 Gerbrandt Grobler, 21 Tinotenda Mavesere, 22 Tian Meyer, 23 Lionel CronjeLions tighthead prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye, who scored perhaps one of the standout tries of the competition last Saturday, believes his charges need to be more accurate in their execution."Our set piece was below par last week so that's something we need to

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