Where the Lions went wrong
In a four-part analysis, JON CARDINELLI unpacks the improvements and shortcomings of the South African franchises.
Jantjies: I don’t know why I did it
Elton Jantjies has admitted that his decision to act independently in the Lions’ derby against the Sharks a month ago was a lapse in judgement on his part. MARIETTE ADAMS reports.
Jantjies must fulfil destiny
Elton Jantjies’ critics can sometimes be a little harsh, but it doesn’t do his reputation any favours when he makes the news for all the wrong reasons, writes JOHN GOLIATH.
Super Rugby Power Rankings
CRAIG LEWIS rates the 15 teams after 18 rounds of the Vodacom Super Rugby tournament.
Watch: Lions press conference
Lions coach Swys de Bruin chats to the media following his team’s 48-27 loss against the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday.
Could night out cost Jantjies?
The Lions have reportedly put contract negotiations with Elton Jantjies on hold after the player was apparently involved in an early morning incident in a Durban hotel three weeks ago.
’Jukskei derby streets ahead’
What NICK MALLETT had to say on SuperSport about the Vodacom Super Rugby derbies at Loftus and Newlands on Saturday.
Watch: Bulls vs Lions highlights
The Lions may have set the tone by scoring within 16 seconds, but it would be the Vodacom Bulls who ran out emphatic 48-27 winners in Pretoria on Saturday.
Bulls blast past Lions
The Lions failed to progress to the quarter-finals after succumbing to a 48-27 defeat by the playoffs-bound Vodacom Bulls at Loftus on Saturday.
Good signs despite Jekyll and Hyde display
It’s been a weird Vodacom Super Rugby campaign for South Africa’s four franchises in 2019, but Boks boss Rassie Erasmus will still take a lot of positives from the competition ahead of the World Cup, writes JOHN GOLIATH.
