The Lions' impressive showing in the Currie Cup has set them up well for their United Rugby Championship campaign.
Ahead of the coming season, Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen says their goal is a top-four finish in the URC.Regardless of what happens between the Lions and Sharks in this weekend’s Currie Cup final, the Johannesburg’s sides impressive showing in the competition has set them up well for their United Rugby Championship campaign.
“The URC coaches now have a good group of players to pick from. If they don’t start with Ase they can start with Conraad . If they don’t start with Sanele they can start with Kade Wolhuter or Sam Francis. They did reach the Currie Cup final in 2019, but went down to the Cheetahs, and since then haven’t made it to another final in any competition.
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