The Lions will view an #EPCRChallengeCup showdown with the Dragons at Ellis Park on Saturday as a lush oasis in the desert.
The Lions will view an EPCR Challenge Cup showdown with the Dragons at Ellis Park on Saturday as an oasis in the desert.
They will be hoping to again mine a deposit of five log points in the City of Gold this week as they chase a seventh consecutive win against Dragons. In this fixture’s most recent skirmish, a try from loose forward Jarod Cairns, converted by playmaker Sanele Nohamba, negated a Taine Basham brace as the Lions clawed back from a six-point deficit in the second half to win 23-19 at Rodney Parade.
The match marks the first of four home games for the Lions in their next five fixtures, and any hope of a resurgence rests squarely on Van Rooyen’s men reviving their ailing Challenge Cup campaign with a full-blooded, winning performance against Dragons.
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