The 2021 Carling Currie Cup season kick-off with the NNC Pumas hosting the Xerox Lions at Mbombela Stadium at 19:00.

Pieter Janse van Vuren will lead the home team.

Prop, Corné Fourie, will play his first competitive match since returning to the Pumas and earn his 73^rd cap.

Dynamic number eight, Willie Engelbrecht, has returned from his loan spell to the Stormers and will start the match.

Simon Westraadt has recovered from injury and will start at hooker.

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No spectators will be allowed at the match.

Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni
Assistant referees: Gavin Wessels; Tiaan Buys (Mpumalanga Rugby Referees Society)
Television match official: Marius van der Westhuizen

TV: SuperSport  

NCC Pumas

15. Devon Williams
14. Tapiwa Mafura
13. Erich Cronjé
12. Ali Mgijima
11. Ettienne Taljaard
10. Eddie Fouché
9. Chriswell September
8. Willie Engelbrecht
7. Phumzile Maqondwana
6. Francois Kleynhans
5. Pieter Janse van Vuren (c)
4. Darrien Landsberg
3. Marné Coetzee
2. Simon Westraad
1. Corné Fourie

16. Eduan Swart
17. Dewald Maritz
18. Ig Prinsloo
19. Brandon Valentyn
20. Daniel Maartens
21. Ginter Smuts
22. Matt Moore
23. Jade Stighling

Xerox Lions
15. EW Viljoen
14. Jamba Ulenga
13. Manuel Ras
12. Dan Kriel
11. Rabz Maxwane
10. Fred Zeilinga
9. Dillon Smit
8. Francke Horn
7. Vincent Tshituka
6 .Sibusiso Sangweni
5. Reinhard Nothnagel
4. Willem Alberts
3. Carlu Sadie
2. PJ Botha
1. Nathan McBeth.

16. Morne Brandon
17. Banele Mthenjane
18. Ruan Dreyer
19. Ruhan Straeuli
20. Emmanuel Tshituka
21. Ross Cronjé
22. Aidynn Cupido
23. Duncan Matthews