Lions assistant coach Barend Pieterse says the team has to improve if they want to secure the win to progress in the Challenge Cup.
The Lions and Dragons are in a straight shootout to qualify for the Challenge Cup last 16 with the winner of this weekend's match progressing.
Lions assistant coach Barend Pieterse says the team have to improve drastically if they want to secure the win needed for them to progress to the next round of the Challenge Cup, when they host Dragons at Ellis Park on Saturday.against Montpellier in France last weekend, which meant they now face a must win shootout against the Welsh side, with the winner progressing to the last 16 of the competition.
Pieterse said the team had gone through a thorough review of the match against Montpellier, and that the players were excited to get back on the field and fix the wrongs from a disjointed performance.
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