Lions show their cards for Sharks derby: Lombard at No 10, speedster Maxwane back from injury

Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen has named his team for Saturday's URC derby against the Sharks in Johannesburg.

The Lions are back at their Ellis Park home after a long European tour and will relish having home ground advantage.

Morne van den Berg and Gianni Lombard are the halfbacks, with skipper Marius Louw and Manuel Rass in midfield. 

Rabz Maxwane is also back at right wing after missing the tour through injury.

Up front, No 8 Emmanuel Tshituka is set to face his brother Vincent for the first time since the latter joined the Sharks from the Lions.

Utility forward Ruan Delport has been named on the bench for a possible debut, with Springbok Ruan Dreyer providing front row cover.

Lions

15 Quan Horn, 14 Rabz Maxwane, 13 Manuel Rass, 12 Marius Louw (captain), 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Gianni Lombard, 9 Morne van den Berg, 8 Emmanuel Tshituka, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Ruben Schoeman, 4 Willem Alberts, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 JP Smith  

Substitutes: 16 Michael van Vuuren, 17 Morgan Naude, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 Ruan Delport, 20 Sibusiso Sangweni, 21 Ruhan Straeuli, 22 Sanele Nohamba, 23 Rynhardt Jonker

Sharks

15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Thaakir Abrahams, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi (captain), 7 Henco Venter, 6 James Venter, 5 Gerbrandt Grobler, 4 Reniel Hugo, 3 Carlu Sadie, 2 Dan Jooste, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu

Substitutes: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Dian Bleuler, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Vincent Tshituka, 20 Dylan Richardson, 21 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 22 Cameron Wright, 23 Ben Tapuai

Van Rooyen commented: "The aim for us is to be more dynamic on attack as well as with our kicking game. If you look at the top teams in this competition, their point of