Lions deliver knockout blow on Bulls
The Lions ended the Vodacom Bulls’ Currie Cup semi-final hopes with a convincing win at Ellis Park on Saturday.
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The Lions ended the Vodacom Bulls’ Currie Cup semi-final hopes with a convincing win at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Junior Boks scrumhalf Haashim Pead will make his senior debut for the Lions in Saturday’s Currie Cup clash with the Vodacom Bulls at Ellis Park.
Ivan van Rooyen has replaced Lions Currie Cup head coach Mzwakhe Nkosi for the rest of the campaign.
The Cheetahs returned to the top of the Currie Cup log with a thrilling win against the Lions in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Darrien Landsberg has been named captain as the rejigged Lions prepare to race the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
The Boland Cavaliers will look to take a big step towards the semi-finals, while the Sharks and Western Province chase their first wins in round five of the Currie Cup this weekend.
The Cheetahs withstood a late Western Province fightback in Bloemfontein, while the Lions edged the Pumas in Nelspruit in Saturday’s Currie Cup action.
Lubabalo Dobela starts at flyhalf for the Lions against the Pumas at Nelspruit Rugby Club on Saturday.
Donavan Don scored two tries as Boland ambushed the Lions in the round 3 Currie Cup clash in Wellington on Sunday afternoon.
Coach Mziwakhe Nkosi has made sweeping changes for the Lions’ Currie Cup clash with Boland in Wellington on Sunday.