Lions call on Bok veterans
Willem Alberts and Andries Coetzee will start for the Lions in the Challenge Cup round of 16 match against Benetton in Treviso on Saturday.
Willem Alberts and Andries Coetzee will start for the Lions in the Challenge Cup round of 16 match against Benetton in Treviso on Saturday.
Rhyno Smith slotted a drop goal towards the end of the first half to help Benetton hand the DHL Stormers a second tour loss in Treviso on Saturday.
Treviso and Parma are popular tourist destinations but Benetton and Zebre Parma have turned the breathtaking landscapes of northern Italy into a treacherous hunting ground for travelling teams in the Vodacom URC.
Ruhan Nel will start at inside centre in one of four changes to the DHL Stormers’ starting lineup for the clash with Benetton in Treviso on Saturday.
The DHL Stormers turned on the style in the second half to claim a bonus-point victory over a determined Benetton side in the final round of Vodacom United Rugby Championship action in Stellenbosch on Friday night.
Evan Roos will make his first start since returning from injury when the DHL Stormers take on Benetton in Stellenbosch on Friday.
The DHL Stormers will look to get back to winning ways and secure a home playoff in the final-round Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash against Benetton in Stellenbosch on Friday.
The Sharks team to take on Benetton in a pivotal Vodacom United Rugby Championship match at Kings Park on Friday features just one change from the side that played in the final eight of the Champions Cup.
The Lions scored three tries in 10 minutes, overturning a 15-point deficit in Treviso to beat Benetton and stay in contention for the Vodacom URC Top 8.
Benetton veteran Dewaldt Duvenage says the Lions’ first visit to Treviso will be made less daunting by Andries ‘Boeboes’ Coetzee sharing his experience of Stadio Monigo with the tourists.