The Lions players will have to pick themselves up quickly following their Currie Cup final defeat to the Sharks.
'We were Curie Cup champions for 10 seconds,' said coach Mziwakhe Nkosi after the heartbreaking Currie Cup final loss.
It was heartbreaking stuff for the Lions after they were on course to win the Currie Cup, only for a mistake after the fulltime hooter to allow the Sharks to earn a penalty andfor the Lions, but instead their players will now have to get over that defeat as quickly as possible, as they host Ulster in their first game at Ellis Park on Saturday.
“Either way, we should’ve kicked the ball out and become Currie Cup champions. Instead Plum and them have started their season on a good note.”Nkosi will now revert to coaching the Lions U21 side this week, while Van Rooyen takes over the senior side for the URC competition.
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