Character and adaptability have stood as pillars in the Lions' sequence of four straight home victories in the United Rugby Championship (URC).
Van Rooyen said the Lions’ defensive effort has been excellent in the last four games. “We are not conceding those significant moments. Our unstructured scramble defence has really improved.”
Scrumhalf Morne van den Berg probed and prodded with an proved a menace around the fringes while in flank Vincent Tshituka and prop JP Smith had willing and able ball carriers. All in all the Lions look a far more composed and combative team than the one that took tentative steps at the start of the URC.
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