The north/south clash in Cape Town this past weekend lived up to it’s billing as the biggest franchise derby since the arrival of the pandemic, but it could pale in significance with what is yet to come in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
Munster and three other Vodacom United Rugby Championship title contenders head to South Africa this week for their first forays into the Southern Hemisphere.
Despite putting in spirited displays, yellow cards and a failure to capitalise on attacking opportunities cost the Lions and Stormers in #VodacomURC defeats by Leinster and Connacht, respectively.
The Lions’ woeful run in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship continued with a fifth successive defeat in as many matches, the latest loss to Leinster in Dublin.
Head coach Ivan Rooyen has selected Junior Springbok duo of Ruan Venter and Quan Horn in the Lions’ starting lineup for Friday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship match against Leinster at the RDS Arena.
Former Bulls lock Jason Jenkins will part ways with Munster and join Leinster at the end of the season.
The Lions are working hard behind the scenes to sort out the paperwork issue preventing Vincent and Emmanuel Tshituka from travelling with the team to Dublin to face Leinster, assistant coach Ricardo Loubscher says.
The Lions have included two Junior Springboks among seven players called up from their most recent Currie Cup team into the United Rugby Championship squad that will travel to Dublin to face Leinster on Friday.
Former Springbok and Vodacom Bulls fullback Zane Kirchner has opened up on the learning curve that came with his move to Leinster in 2013.
Springbok lock Jason Jenkins is set to become the latest South African to leave Munster as he will reportedly sign for rivals Leinster next season.
