Lions lose Swanepoel for remainder of Rainbow Cup
Lions fullback Tiaan Swanepoel has been ruled out for approximately eight to 10 weeks after suffering a leg fracture in their Rainbow Cup opener against the Bulls.
Lions fullback Tiaan Swanepoel has been ruled out for approximately eight to 10 weeks after suffering a leg fracture in their Rainbow Cup opener against the Bulls.
Jake White is interested in signing former Lions centre Harold Vorster for the Bulls from Japanese side Panasonic Wild Knights.
Tries from Chris Smith, Zak Burger and Elrigh Louw helped the Bulls overcome the Lions in Saturday’s trans-Jukskei derby at Loftus Versfeld.
The Bulls opened their Rainbow Cup campaign with a 22-9 win over the Lions at Loftus on Saturday night despite having three tries disallowed.
Follow the live action as the Bulls take on the Lions in a Rainbow Cup clash at Loftus.
The Lions have announced that flank Vincent Tshituka has signed a contract extension that’ll see him remain at Ellis Park for the foreseeable future.
With the Rainbow Cup set to be scrapped, it’s up to fans to come up with something to fill the hole in the rugby calendar – what do you think SA Rugby should consider as a replacement?
South Africa’s involvement in the planned intercontinental Rainbow Cup is set to implode due to a lack of necessary clearances just days away from the scheduled kick-off.
South Africa’s teams have been stuck in a period of frustrating limbo as they await the fully fledged green light to head into this weekend’s planned opening derby fixtures of the Rainbow Cup, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
Ahead of next Friday’s kick-off of the Rainbow Cup, look back at the best tries from what was an entertaining Preparation Series.