Lions

The champs start bid for consolation

1 decade ago by Super Sport.com

There is no shame in losing a Super Rugby final but the Golden Lions will nonetheless be searching for some consolation for the disappointment of coming so near and yet so far.

PREVIEW: Currie Cup, Round Two

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

CURRIE CUP PREMIER DIVISION: The Currie Cup will be in full swing this weekend with the Golden Lions, Eastern Province Kings and Griquas kicking off their Premier Division campaigns.

Brendan Gallagher remembers the 1908 Lions who halted the rise of Rugby League

1 decade ago by The Rugby Paper

The 1908 ‘Lions’ tour of New Zealand was, at first glance, a miserable failure with humiliating drubbings in two of the three Tests, but strangely it did succeed in its primary aim which wasn’t necessarily...

Cronje and Mnisi share Lions captaincy

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Lions have gone down the route of dual captaincy for the defence of their Currie Cup crown.

Bothma boost for Pumas

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: The Pumas have been boosted by the arrival of their No.8 Renaldo Bothma, just in time for what promises to be a stern Currie Cup test against the Golden Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Lions still have some Super power

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: Golden Lions coach Johan Ackermann was able to call up a number of his Super Rugby stars, as they start the defence of their Currie Cup crown.

Lions coach names Currie Cup squad

1 decade ago by Cape Argus - Stormers

Golden Lions coach Johan Ackermann has named a 35-man squad for the defence of the Currie Cup title they won by going unbeaten through the competition last year.