The local rugby season will switch from the Super Rugby Unlocked tournament to the opening round of the Currie Cup this weekend.
Lions centre Wandisile Simelane in a wanted man – in France.
Thanks to Covid-19 there were only two matches played in Super Rugby Unlocked Round 6.
The Super Rugby Unlocked match between the Lions and Pumas scheduled for Ellis Park has been postponed in line with Covid-19 protocols.
The Super Rugby Unlocked tournament, being contested by the Bulls, Stormers, Lions, Sharks, Cheetahs, Pumas and Griquas, has a new trophy.
All the fixtures, team line-ups, kick-off times and predictions for Round 6 of the Super Rugby Unlocked tournament.
The Lions face the Pumas at Ellis Park on Saturday and will hope to notch just their second win of the campaign.
English club Harlequins have named former Sharks, Lions and Springbok lock Stephan Lewies as captain ahead of the new season.
The latest Super Rugby reports suggest a return to Super 12 from 2022 onwards, but with no South African teams.
Rasta Rasivhenge will be the referee as the Lions host the Bulls in Saturday’s Super Rugby Unlocked clash in Johannesburg.
After both sitting out the previous round of Super Rugby Unlocked fixtures, the Lions and the Griquas square off at Ellis Park on Friday night.
A death in the family has seen Jaco Kriel withdraw from the Lions squad to face Griquas on Friday night.
Springboks flyhalf Elton Jantjies will captain the Lions against Griquas on Friday evening (19:00) at Ellis Park in the first home-game for the Johannesburg based side in Super Rugby Unlocked.
Two more positive COVID-19 cases in the Lions camp have been reported ahead of the Super Rugby Unlocked fixture against the Lions.
Lions flyhalf and captain Elton Jantjies suffered a grade 1 calf injury during training on Tuesday 20 October and will miss the match against the unbeaten Cheetahs.
The Lions confirmed four positive cases of the virus in their squad this week, but asserted that all the players concerned are currently asymptomatic.
Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen has included Springbok halfback Ross Cronje as a replacement for Smit in the only new addition to the travelling squad of 25.
Relive the actionfrom the Sharks titanic clash with the Lions at Kings Park in what was the first match of Super Rugby Unlocked.
We look at the key matchups ahead of the Sharks vs Lions Super Rugby Unlocked match at Kings Park in Durban.
The Sharks and the Lions kick-off the Super Rugby Unlocked season at Kings Park in Durban tonight.
The Lions pack has been bolstered by the arrival of experienced lock Willem Alberts and coach Cash Van Rooyen feels that he could make a big difference.
The Sharks have named their team to face the Lions in the first match of Super Rugby Unlocked campaign at Kings Park on Friday.
Pro14 Champions Leinster are eager to test themselves against South Africa’s best from the 2021/22 season of the competition.
The four, existing franchises (Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers) will be joined by the Cheetahs, Pumas and Griquas for Super Rugby Unlocked.
The Lions and Stormers restart their domestic campaign on Super Fan Saturday in the second match of a double-header at Loftus.