Sean Fitzpatrick spoke exclusively to Sport24 about Saturday’s Super Rugby final between the Lions and the Crusaders at Ellis Park, as well as the row over referee Jaco Peyper’s appointment.
Sport24’s Rob Houwing has found the discussion that will keep die-hard Lions fans occupied through the next few days as they wait for kickoff on Saturday: which Super Rugby side was better – Francois Pienaar’s 1993 side or Jaco Kriel’s 2017 team?
For a rugby team that’s unbeaten at Ellis Park all season, it’s strange to see the Lions going into their Super Rugby semi-final against the Hurricanes as the underdogs.
Warren Whiteley will break a 16-year drought when he leads the Springboks onto his home ground of Ellis Park in the third Test against France.
The moving tributes continue to flow thick and fast for Joost van der Westhuizen, reminding us just how great a player he was.
Whatever the outcome of Saturday’s Super Rugby final between the Hurricanes and the Lions, the South African team will celebrate a season in which they have overachieved.
A decision to send a second string team to a routine assignment in Argentina could come back to haunt Lions coach Johan Ackermann in next week’s final.
One of the more splendid sights in rugby is a jam-packed Ellis Park stadium and David O’Sullivan hopes it will be packed on Saturday for the Super Rugby semi-final.
Lions captain Warren Whiteley discusses the team’s attacking evolution, his dream of captaining the Springboks and the local derby at Ellis Park on Friday night.
The biggest reason cited for discontent is the confusing format of the Super Rugby competition. So many conferences, teams, too many local derbies and mediocre teams.