RECAP: Lions vs Edinburgh
Follow the live action as the Lions host Edinburgh in a Vodacom URC clash at Ellis Park.
Follow the live action as the Lions host Edinburgh in a Vodacom URC clash at Ellis Park.
Former Wales and British & Irish Lions centre Scott Gibbs says there’s plenty of talent coming through to freshen up the Springboks with speed, skill and power in the three-Test series against Wales in July.
The Lions have announced that Morne van den Berg has signed a new contract extension to keep him in Johannesburg beyond the 2023 World Cup.
Flyhalf Jordan Hendrikse has pinpointed a hard-fought defeat at Leinster last month as the flashpoint for the Lions’ turnaround in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
Edinburgh are hoping to nullify the Lions’ expansive game plan at Ellis Park on Saturday in a bid to add another notch to their belts in South Africa, reports DEVIN HERMANUS.
Skipper Burger Odendaal has hailed the influence of assistant coaches Jaque Fourie and Ricardo Loubscher in helping to rectify the Lions’ defence and attack.
The Lions, Vodacom Bulls and Stormers ensured another successful weekend for the South African franchises in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen has attributed his team’s marked turnaround in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship to them playing against European sides, and not in local derbies.
The Lions made it three Vodacom United Rugby Championship wins in a row with a thrilling seven-try thumping of Ospreys at Ellis Park on Friday.
Scrumhalf Morne van den Berg crossed for two of the Lions’ seven tries in a high-octane win against the touring Ospreys at Ellis Park on Friday night.