Griquas wingers Dusty Noble and Rocco Jansen have both been included in the Cheetahs team to face the Lions in their Super 15 opener at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Noble, a former Lions player, earns his first start in almost two years. Jansen will make his Super rugby debut. Coach Naka Drotské has included Tewis de Bruyn at scrumhalf and has yet to decide if Lappies Labuschagne or Philip van der Walt will play flanker.

TEAM: Hennie Daniller, Dusty Noble, Robert Ebersohn, Andries Strauss, Rocco Jansen, Johan Goosen, Tewis de Bruyn, Davon Raubenheimer, Lappies Labuschagne/ Philip van der Walt, Heinrich Brüssow, Izak van der Westhuizen, Andries Ferreira, WP Nel, Adriaan Strauss (captaIn), Trevor Nyakane. Replacements: Hercu Liebenberg, Lourens Adriaanse, Waltie Vermeulen, Ashley Johnson, Pieter van Zyl, Sias Ebersohn, Willie le Roux.