The Lions' fringe brigade is enjoying a superb Currie Cup campaign so far, with them flying high in second place on the log.
The Lions should be immensely proud of their backup players' form in the competition so far, and it should bode well for them going forward.
The Lions’ backup players are enjoying a superb Currie Cup campaign so far, with them flying high in second place on the log as they head towards the business end of the competition.to notch up their sixth win in seven games to move onto 28 points, keeping in range of the table topping Bulls on 31, while the Cheetahs lurk in third on 24.
The Lions should be immensely proud of their backup players’ form in the competition so far, and it should bode well for them that many of these players are putting up their hands, ahead of the start of the United Rugby Championship next month.A whole host of Lions regulars, such as Sanele Nohamba, captain Marius Louw, Francke Horn, JC Pretorius, PJ Botha, Richard Kriel and others have not played a single minute in the Currie Cup, as they enjoy a well-deserved rest.
It has thus almost entirely been the Lions’ fringe players who have been getting the job done and a number of them have impressed and will surely be in the senior team’s plans come the start of the URC.Players such as loose forwards Renzo du Plessis and Jarod Cairns, scrumhalf Nico Steyn, wing Tapiwa Mafura and centres Rynhardt Jonker and Kelly Mpeku have been particularly impressive.
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