Lions’ local woes a ‘mental thing’
Jaco Kriel and Julian Redelinghuys have cited a lack of belief as the reason for the Lions’ poor record against South African teams in this season’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
Jaco Kriel and Julian Redelinghuys have cited a lack of belief as the reason for the Lions’ poor record against South African teams in this season’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
Lock Ruan Vermaak says it is imperative that the Vodacom Bulls establish set-piece dominance in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against the Dragons on Friday night.
Norman Laker and Brok Harris believe the DHL Stormers’ inside knowledge of Franco Smith will help them beat the heavily SA-influenced Glasgow Warriors in Scotland on Sunday.
History was made as the overall attendance record for a single round in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship was broken in round 11 with over 123,000 fans packing into stadiums across both hemispheres.
Loose forward Junior Pokomela is relishing the opportunity to pit himself against former allies when the DHL Stormers and the Glasgow Warriors lock horns in Scotland on Sunday.
Assistant coach Nollis Marais says the Vodacom Bulls must strike a balance in their gameplay to “turn it around” this season, starting against the Dragons in Wales on Friday.
Scrumhalf Paul de Wet is excited about adapting to the radical change in conditions as the DHL Stormers switch from summer to winter in Glasgow on Sunday.
JC Pretorius is in line to make his Lions debut after being named in a 29-man squad for four matches abroad in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship and Challenge Cup.
Jake White has backed a formidable Vodacom Bulls’ 28-man travelling squad for a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against the Dragons in Wales on Friday.
Playmaker Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu joins a 28-man DHL Stormers squad for a two-match tour to the United Kingdom.