Lions rest regulars for Montpellier mission
Lions Head coach Ivan van Rooyen has named a blended squad of experience and youth that will travel to Montpellier for round three of the European Challenge Cup.
Lions Head coach Ivan van Rooyen has named a blended squad of experience and youth that will travel to Montpellier for round three of the European Challenge Cup.
Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen has recalled flyhalf Sanele Nohamba at the expense of Jordan Hendrikse for the Challenge Cup round two clash against the Premiership’s Newcastle Falcons at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Assistant coach Ricardo Loubscher says Jordan Hendrikse’s savvy game management was crucial to a Lions’ performance that was efficient, if not flashy, in beating Perpignan on Sunday.
Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen has fielded an overhauled team for the Challenge Cup opener against Perpignan at the Stade Aime Giral on Sunday.
Prop Mornay Smith is expecting a physical battle when the Vodacom Bulls take on Saracens in their opening fixture of the 2023-24 Champions Cup on Saturday.
Sanele Nohamba’s transition from scrumhalf to flyhalf has brought about a change in the Lions fortunes, with the wily playmaker at the centre of their success. @Vodacom #URC
Quan Horn and Edwill van der Merwe each scored a try-double as the Lions survived a red card to beat the Dragons at Ellis Park on Saturday. @Vodacom #URC
Head coach Ivan van Rooyen has named an unchanged Lions 23 to face Dragons in the Vodacom URC at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Emmanuel Tshituka insists that the Lions are not getting ahead of themselves as they hunt a second consecutive win in the @Vodacom #URC clash with Dragons.
The Lions are trending in the right direction and forwards coach Barend Pieterse says keeping it simple is key to the tourists preying on Ulster at Kingspan Stadium on Friday night.