Super Rugby: Why the Lions naming a weak team is both good and bad for NZ sides
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Save The Lions side have made 15 changes ahead of their final regular season game against the Jaguares. Photo /Getty
Lions coach Johan Ackermann has named a second string side for Sunday's Super Rugby match against the Jaguares in Buenos Aires.
Ackermann has made 15 changes to rest his first string side ahead of the playoffs.
It opens up the possibility of the New Zealand conference winner securing top spot
on the overall log and home advantage for the playoffs.
In the scenario of the Lions losing they would still host a quarter-final and a semifinal before travelling potentially for the final.
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