Posts tagged with: Howard Mnisi

Lions take a gamble

15 Feb 18 17:48 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 32 Comments

Swys de Bruin has named a Super Rugby match 23 for the first time as Lions head coach and he’s certainly shown that he’s not one to shy away from bold calls. […]

Bok squad announced for French

23 May 17 13:53 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 70 Comments

The Springbok squad to face the French in the June Internationals has been announced, with Warren Whiteley appointed captain for the 2017 season. […]

Lions dealt midfield blow

18 Apr 17 09:46 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 33 Comments

The Lions might have bullied the Stormers down at Newlands this weekend, but that win comes at a price with Rohan Janse van Rensburg having left the field within 5 minutes of their epic win. And news from within the camp is not great. […]

Stormers set the early pace

27 Feb 17 10:14 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 10 Comments

It was a mixed bag, results-wise, for the six South African franchise teams in Super Rugby’s opening weekend. The Stormers, though, were arguably the pick of the bunch with their big win against the Bulls at Newlands on Saturday evening. […]

Sharks fall short against Lions

3 Oct 16 09:52 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 108 Comments

The Sharks suffered a heart-breaking 28-16 defeat against the Lions in Johannesburg on Friday evening, one that saw the team crash out of the Currie Cup top 4 and consigned them to a second successive year of no play-off action in the premier domestic competition. […]

Ackermann takes the risk

13 Jul 16 10:10 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 26 Comments

Lions coach Johan Ackermann has taken the gamble, sending a complete B squad to Argentina to face the Jaguares on Saturday evening. This has a direct influence on the Sharks schedule for the potential playoffs the following weekend. […]

Lions change two

7 Apr 16 12:25 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 12 Comments

Ross Cronje, the last man to lift an age-group trophy in Sharks colours way back in 2008, returns to the Lions team to face the Sharks this weekend in one of two changes to Johan Ackermann’s starting team. Cronje is one of several Lions players with strong links to the Sharks and Durban. […]

Lions bracket Jantjies to start

29 Mar 16 12:33 by Richard Ferguson (Richard Ferguson) | 20 Comments

After initially being diagnosed with a 3 month lay-off, Elton Jantjies has been bracketed into the team announced to play the Crusaders at Ellis Park this Friday evening. […]

Sharks save their worst for last

22 Aug 15 18:56 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 96 Comments

A game Sharks team gave their fans hope for 60 minutes of today’s Currie Cup clash against the Lions at Kings Park, defending with passion to eke out a 16-10 lead, only to conceded three late tries to hand their visitors a 31-16 bonus point win. […]

Lions feeding frenzy in PE

11 Aug 15 10:51 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 7 Comments

The ABSA Currie Cup started this weekend with a bang, as some teams started their campaign with a bonus point win the rest are still stuck in the starting blocks. […]

EP Kings to face Lions

6 Aug 15 17:32 by Pierre McLeod (pierre_mackie) | 45 Comments

ABSA Currie Cup Premier Division Rugby returns to the shores of the Nelson Mandela Bay this weekend, when the Eastern Province Kings face old foes the Golden Lions from Johannesburg at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. […]

Kriel leads lions to PMB

28 Jul 15 11:32 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 45 Comments

Jaco Kriel has been named captain of a large Lions squad of 29 to face the Sharks at Woodburn Stadium in a Currie Cup warm-up game on Friday night. […]

Time to take action on defence

13 Apr 15 14:11 by Rob Otto (robdylan) | 41 Comments

We’ve had a lovely week, full of shouting, apologies, kum-ba-ya’s and any other number of special moments, whether feel-good or otherwise. It’s time to start getting serious, though, about what’s actually going on between the four white lines. […]