Golden Lions coach Hans Coetzee has made only one change to his starting XV for their final match of the Currie Cup season, against Western Province in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Dusty Noble has recovered from his injury and takes over on the right wing from Michael Killian, who drops down to the bench.

Pieter Engelbrecht drops out of the matchday 22.

The Lions' narrow 17-19 loss to the Sharks last week effectively ended their aspirations of finishing in the top four and ruled them out of the play-off race.

However, this match presents them with the opportunity to see out the season on a high.

The coach, Coetzee, has made it clear that they want to reward their small band of loyal fans, by signing off with a win.

Province face pressure of a different kind, as they seek to maintain top spot on the standings and ensure home ground advantage should they progress through to the Final.

Currently in top spot, equal with the Sharks on 49 points, WP need a win and a four-try bonus point - to avoid falling behind the Durban outfit, who in turn travel to Kimberley to face a struggling Griquas team. The Sharks also need a full five points from their match to go ahead of WP on the standings, unless the Lions do them a favour by beating Province.

The Lions' performance against the Sharks last week indicates that Province will be in for a tough time.

Scoring four tries is not going to be easy against the Lions, and having conceded on average less than two tries in each of their 13 games to date, their defence has been top class and should be no different on Saturday.

Golden Lions: 15 Earl Rose, 14 Dusty Noble, 13 Jannie Boshoff, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Johan Jackson, 10 Herkie Kruger, 9 Chris Jonck, 8 Willem Alberts, 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar (captain), 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Nico Luus, 3 Kevin Buys, 2 Hans van Dyk, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Replacements: 16 Torrie Meyer, 17 Wayne Swart, 18 Willem Stoltz, 19 Todd Clever, 20 Ruan Boshoff, 21 Walter Venter, 22 Michael Killian.

Date: Saturday, October 10
Venue: Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 17.05 (15.05 GMT)
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant referees: Ben Crouse, Madel Herselman
TMO: Michael Cupido