Ivan van Rooyen to retain head coach role at Golden Lions

The Lions have announced that Ivan van Rooyen will retain the role of head coach of the club after they just missed out on a spot in the final last year.                           

Van Rooyen joined the Lions in 2009 after hanging up his boots as a player. After successfully working with the junior sides, Vodacom Cup, Super Rugby and Currie Cup teams as a sport scientist he became the Performance Excellence Manager at the Lions Rugby Company in 2018.

In 2018, Van Rooyen took the reigns as head coach of the Currie Cup, while he also stepped in as head coach during the Emirates Lions’ tour in this year’s Vodacom Super Rugby against the Chiefs and Crusaders.

The club has also confirmed that Courtnall Skosan has put pen to paper and committed to the  Lions until 2021. Skosan joined the Lions in 2014 and has since played 72 Super Rugby matches for the Lions, which includes 33 tries and 165 points