Lions secure Odendaal’s replacement
The player transfer merry-go-round between the Sharks and Lions continued as Marius Louw reportedly put pen to paper on a move to Johannesburg next season.
The player transfer merry-go-round between the Sharks and Lions continued as Marius Louw reportedly put pen to paper on a move to Johannesburg next season.
Janko Swanepoel says the Vodacom Bulls are fully focused on the Currie Cup derby against the Lions on Saturday despite a pending trip to Wales next week for a crucial Vodacom United Rugby Championship encounter against Ospreys.
The Sharks have completed the signing of promising Lions tighthead prop Carlu Sadie on a two-year deal.
Vincent Tshituka has been named Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the Month – the first forward to do so – after a strong April campaign for the Lions.
Wandisile Simelane is poised to join the Vodacom Bulls, with the Lions centre having considered the “options on the table”.
The log-leading Cheetahs inflicted a ninth successive Currie Cup defeat on the Lions with another come-from-behind, bonus-point victory at Ellis Park on Friday.
The Cheetahs clawed back to maintain their unbeaten run in the Currie Cup with a win against the Lions at Ellis Park on Friday night.
Follow the live action as the winless Lions host the Cheetahs in a Currie Cup clash at Ellis Park.
In-form Emmanuel Tshituka will start for the struggling Lions in the Currie Cup against the unbeaten Free State Cheetahs at Ellis Park on Friday.
As the two teams prepare to resume hostilities on Friday, relive the drama of the 2019 Currie Cup final when the Free State Cheetahs edged the Lions in Bloemfontein.