The new-look Bok squad: the debates begin
South Africa’s twelfth post-isolation national rugby coach seems determined to begin duty with a pretty clean slate.
South Africa’s twelfth post-isolation national rugby coach seems determined to begin duty with a pretty clean slate.
Elton Jantjies faces a race against time to be fit for the home series against Ireland next month after it was confirmed he would have surgery on an injured hand.
Four tigers that have spent their lives living in a train car on a farm in central Argentina are adapting to their new home at Lionsrock in the Free State.
No one flies across 8 time zones to New Zealand, to the fortress that is AMI Stadium in Christchurch, and beats the Crusaders. Why should it be any different for the Lions?
Western Province captain Chris van Zyl has managed to qualify as a Chartered Accountant while playing professional rugby. What has it meant to his game, and his outlook on life on and off the field of play?
Former Springbok lock Victor Matfield was on Thursday confirmed as the Lions’ new forwards coach.
You’d expect the Bok side to be loaded with Lions players. However just seven Lions players made the cut. Warren Whiteley is injured and Ruan Dreyer, Ruan Combrinck, Rohan Janse van Rensburg and Faf de Klerk – all previous Springboks – are out of favour.
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?
It has the potential to be one of the classic Super Rugby showpieces…certainly one which will require a minimum of promotional spin to generate public interest.