Lions roar back to edge Highlanders
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby09 May 2015The Dunedin-based franchise appeared to be cruising to victory after two quickfire tries at the end of the first half put them 20-3 ahead at the break. But the Lions responded...
Lions maul Highlanders
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Lions produced the most impressive comeback of the season when they beat the Highlanders 28-23 at Ellis Park on Saturday. Outscoring the visitors by three tries to two, the Lions came back from...
Preview: S15 Round 13, Part Two
1 decade ago by Rugby 365It is not often that teams will rest players when they face the Sharks, but the Hurricanes certainly feel they can do without key backs Julian Savea and TJ Perenara. The Sharks may well use the 'gesture'...
'Switched on' Lions await Highlanders
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Lions' notoriously slow starts could cost them dearly when they host the high-flying Highlanders in Johannesburg on Saturday. Coming off a 48-15 hammering of the Sharks, the New Zealand franchise...
Lions make more changes
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comEmirates Lions coach Johan Ackermann continued his regime of making big changes ahead of Saturday’s Vodacom Super Rugby match against the Highlanders at Emirates Airline Park, making no less than seven...
Weekend teams and predictions
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntJust six games with only three SA sides in action this derby free weekend. Catch all the times, teams. odds, SuperBru community picks along with both Tank Lanning and Corne Krige’s predictions. Tank...
Bulls go top after bonus-point win
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Bulls moved to the top of the South African conference and second place on the global standings after securing a bonus-point (35-33) win over the Lions in a try-feast at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. They...
Preview: S15 Round 12, Part Two
1 decade ago by Rugby 365It is getting tight at the front-end of the Super Rugby play-off race. Just 10 points separate teams one to six, the current play-off spots, with seven more rounds to go. And with another three teams...
New midfield combo for Lions
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comThe Emirates Lions made six changes (two positional) to the side that beat the Toyota Cheetahs last week in anticipation for the battle against the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. After...
Lions reach defining moment in season
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comIt is banana peel time in Vodacom Super Rugby, with the dye that appeared to be cast with the DHL Stormers’ win over the Vodacom Bulls in the South African conference battle ready to be challenged by...
