
Burger a mystery omission for Lions
Skipper Burger Odendaal is a notable absentee from the Lions’ 28-man squad for their final #URC match against the Dragons on Saturday.
Skipper Burger Odendaal is a notable absentee from the Lions’ 28-man squad for their final #URC match against the Dragons on Saturday.
Sharks CEO Eduard Coetzee fired a shot at the Lions following their resistance to the exit of Vincent Tshituka and Carlu Sadie, saying “players who are happy do not leave a team”.
The Vodacom Bulls held off a spirited second-half fightback from the Lions on Saturday to return to the top of the Currie Cup log, while the Joburg side suffered their 10th-straight defeat.
Lions captain Burger Odendaal featured in a moment to forget as he assisted the Bulls in scoring the decisive try at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday night.
Burger Odendaal will captain a Lions team packed with Vodacom United Rugby Championship regulars in the local Currie Cup derby against the Vodacom Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday.
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 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.