Pienaar warns SA teams to lower URC expectations
Ruan Pienaar has warned the South African United Rugby Championship franchises that it’ll take time to settle in and be title challengers.
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Ruan Pienaar has warned the South African United Rugby Championship franchises that it’ll take time to settle in and be title challengers.
Ruhan Straeuli will start at blindside flank as the Lions will be without Vincent Tshuituka for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship match against the Sharks in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The Pumas outplayed an inexperienced Lions team at Ellis Park to open their account with a bonus-point win in the 2022 Currie Cup, while handing the hosts a second successive loss.
The Lions beat the Stormers in their last Vodacom United Rugby Championship match, but that was seven weeks ago and South Africa’s top team want to pick up where they left off against the Sharks on Saturday.
Mziwakhe Nkosi has made multiple changes to the Lions team for their Currie Cup match against the Pumas at Ellis Park on Wednesday.
Hacjivah Dayimani played a starting role to help Western Province beat his former team, the Lions, in Cape Town on Saturday.
Asenathi Ntlabakanye will captain the Lions in their first Currie Cup encounter of the season when they take on Western Province in Cape Town on Saturday.
Springbok and Lions scrumhalf Ross Cronje has called time on his professional rugby career.
SA Rugby has confirmed the 2022 Currie Cup schedule, including five rounds of midweek matches, that culminates in the Premier Division semi-finals and final on the last two weekends of June.
The Lions have confirmed they will utilise two different squads for the Vodacom United Rugby Championship and Currie Cup competitions.