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May 19, 14 •
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INJURY UPDATE: Vodacom Super Rugby Week 15 The Lions medical staff have released an injury update, following the Vodacom Super Rugby outfit’s 41-13 loss to the Waratahs in Sydney yesterday. Unfortunately utility backs Lionel Mapoe (MCL),...
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Apr 24, 14 •
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The Lions management have named a versatile 27-man squad for the team’s tour of Australasia in the 2014 Vodacom Super Rugby tournament. In the forwards Ruan Dreyer, Corne Fourie, Julian Redelinghuys, Schalk van der Merwe and Jacques van Rooyen will cover...
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Feb 25, 14 •
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Comments Off on Lions INJURY UPDATE: Vodacom Super Rugby Week 3
The Lions medical staff have released an injury update, following the team’s 34-10 victory over the DHL Stormers at Ellis Park on Saturday. Fortunately, only one serious injury was sustained during the tremendously physical encounter. Vice-captain Derick...
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Feb 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Hollenbach to start in Lions midfield
The Lions were forced into a new midfield pairing ahead of their Vodacom Super Rugby match against the DHL Stormers at Ellis Park on Saturday. Alwyn Hollenbach comes in at centre for the injured Lionel Mapoe, resulting in Stefan Watermeyer moving to the 13...
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Feb 20, 14 •
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Comments Off on XEROX RE-ESTABLISHES PARTNERSHIP WITH GLRU
The Golden Lions Rugby Union is pleased to announce Xerox as the new Golden Lions title sponsor for the Currie Cup tournament. The three-year deal sees Xerox come on board as the naming rights sponsor of the senior Golden Lions team for the 2014 to 2016...
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Feb 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on INJURY UPDATE: Vodacom Super Rugby Week 2
The Lions medical staff have released an injury update, following the Lions’ 20-21 victory over the Cheetahs on Saturday. Preceding the match, during Friday’s captain’s run training session, scrumhalf Michael Bondesio sustained a grade two quad strain....
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Feb 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Cheetahs vs Lions
Teamsheets: Cheetahs: 1Caylib Oosthuizen 2Adriaan Strauss 3Coenraad Oosthuizen 4Lodewyk De Jager 5Francois Uys 6Boom Prinsloo 7Pieter Labuschagne 8Phillip Van Der Walt 9Shaun Venter 10Johan Goosen 11Raymond Rhule 12Francois Venter 13Johann Sadie 14Cornall...
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Feb 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on 2014 Lions Super Rugby Squad Named
The Lions management have named a versatile 33-man squad for the 2014 Super Rugby competition, with the coaches opting to combine both youth and experience. At prop, regular 2013 performers Julian Redelinghuys, Jacques van Rooyen and Ruan Dreyer have...
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Feb 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on LIONS VS THE SHARKS – SUPER RUGBY WARM-UP GAME
Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has announced a 26-man side to take on The Sharks at Ellis Park this Friday evening. Ackermann has made wholesale changes to his team that beat the Southern Kings 12-19 in Port Elizabeth at the weekend. He believes that the...
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Jan 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Lions team to play Blue Bulls
GOLDEN LIONS VS BLUE BULLS – 2014 VODACOM CUP WARM-UP GAME Golden Lions head coach Russell Winter has named the following team, which will travel Polokwane to face the Blue Bulls this Saturday. Guy Cronje will captain the side. The match will kick off at...
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Jan 30, 14 •
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Comments Off on Lions name their side to take on the Kings
LIONS VS SOUTHERN KINGS – 2014 SUPER RUGBY WARM-UP GAME Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has announced a 23-man side to face the Southern Kings in Nelson Mandela Bay, this Saturday. Several players that Ackermann opted to rest for last weekend’s warm-up,...
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Jan 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Southern Kings team announced to take on the Lions
Following a sterling performance against the Toyota Free State Cheetahs this past weekend, it is not surprising to see a fairly unchanged starting line up for the Southern Kings match against the Lions at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday. Southern Kings...
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Jan 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Southern King vs Lions
WELL, WHAT A START TO THE NEW YEAR! A pulsating game which saw an exciting and impressive brand of running rugby from the Kings, against the Cheetahs last week. Just a pity that the visitors rather fortuitously got away in the end. It could have been a lot...
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Jan 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Team Announcement for Lions vs Leopards 2014 Super Rugby Warm up
Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has announced two 28-man sides to face the Leopards, in the first Super Rugby warm-up matches of 2014, taking place at Ellis Park on Friday. A rolling substitution system will be in place for both matches, as both games will...
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Jan 15, 14 •
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Comments Off on Ackermann pleased with pre-season progress
Super Rugby pre-season preparations are still in full swing in Johannesburg and Lions head coach Johan Ackermann is content with the squad’s outlook and overall progress thus far. “The guys are showing a lot of enthusiasm and the whole squad has a real...
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Nov 8, 13 •
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Comments Off on Ackermann re-signs with the Golden Lions
The Golden Lions Rugby Union is pleased to announce that Johan Ackermann has re-signed a two year contract as Head Coach of the Union’s senior team. Ackermann, who will coach the Lions outfits in both the Super Rugby and Currie Cup tournaments in 2014, is...
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Oct 17, 13 •
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Comments Off on Lions make a late change for their Semi final game
Willie Wepener will now start at hooker, with Robbie Coetzee providing cover off the wood. Thus the team sheet is now as follows: 1. CJ van der Linde 2. Willie Wepener 3. Ruan Dreyer 4. Chris van Zyl 5. Franco van der Merwe 6. Jaco Kriel 7. Derick Minnie (c)...
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Oct 16, 13 •
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Comments Off on Western Province team named for Lions semi final clash
The DHL Western Province team to take on the Lions is as follows: 15. Gio Aplon 14. Gerhard van den Heever 13. Jean de Villiers (vice-captain) 12. Damian de Allende 11. Cheslin Kolbe 10. Demetri Catrakilis 9. Louis Schreuder 8. Duane Vermeulen 7. Siya Kolisi...
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Oct 13, 13 •
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Comments Off on WP remain unbeaten, Lions and Cheetahs secure their semifinal spots
The round-robin stages of the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division this weekend reached an exciting conclusion, as DHL Western Province maintained their unbeaten run to retain the No1 spot on the log, while the Toyota Free State Cheetahs and MTN Golden Lions...
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Aug 25, 13 •
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Comments Off on Northern Amateur Provincial Competition ready for kick-off
Amateur players from the northern provincial unions will receive the opportunity to showcase their talent in the next few days as the Northern Amateur Provincial Competition begins at Loftus Versfeld. The tournament, which features matches on Monday,...
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Jul 23, 13 •
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Comments Off on Southern Kings Team Announced to Play the MTN Lions in Promotion-Relegation Super Rugby Match
ITS DO OR DIE FOR THE SOUTEHRN KINGS – 26 JULY 2013 At the outset, allow me to thank you most sincerely for your fantastic support so far this year. It has certainly not gone unnoticed, and is greatly appreciated. As you are well aware, the forthcoming...
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Jul 23, 13 •
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Comments Off on MTN Lions Team Announced to Play Kings
SOUTHERN KINGS VS MTN LIONS MTN Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has announced his side to face the Kings, in the first leg of the Super Rugby promotion/relegation series, this Friday evening in Port Elizabeth. The match gets under way at 19h10. Ackermann has...
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Jul 16, 13 •
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Comments Off on Tickets now available for the Southern Kings vs MTN Lions match
Tickets for the promotion /relegation game between the Southern Kings and the MTN Lions at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium next week Friday, are now available. “Once again we have opted to give the best value for money and will be sticking to our standard...
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Jun 19, 13 •
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Comments Off on MTN Lions side to front The Sharks at Ellis Park
MTN Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has announced his side to front The Sharks at Ellis Park on Friday evening. Francois du Toit, Julian Redelinghuys, Warwick Tecklenburg and Ross Cronje all move up into the starting line-up, while Chrysander Botha returns...
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Jun 11, 13 •
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Comments Off on Lions Team Announced to play Stormers on 14 June 2013
MTN LIONS VS WESTERN PROVINCE/STORMERS MTN Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has announced his side to front Western Province/ the Stormers on Friday at Ellis Park. In the forwards, CJ van der Linde, Hendrik Roodt and Derick Minnie all return to the...
