Lions won't underestimate Edinburgh, says skipper Odendaal
Some excellent results at home have seen the Lions as one of the form teams in the United Rugby Championship (URC) over the last month.
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Some excellent results at home have seen the Lions as one of the form teams in the United Rugby Championship (URC) over the last month.
The Lions will be without inspirational leader Jaco Kriel for Saturday's United Rugby Championship match against Irish outfit Munster at Ellis Park.
Fulcrum loose-forward Vincent Tshituka has returned to the starting XV to bolster the Lions pack ahead of the Cardiff visit to Ellis Park on Sunday.
Recent results and a daunting meeting with Leinster in the United Rugby Championship might've put a bit of a dampener on the Lions' overall mood, but their spirits were definitely lifted on Thursday morning.
Johannesburg — Flyhalf Jordan Hendrikse makes a welcome return to the Emirates Lions starting XV, with coach Ivan van Rooyen inserting a handful of new, youthful faces into a matchday 23 which will face Leinster on Friday (kick-off 9.30pm) in what will be an extremely testing United Rugby Championship clash.
Flanker Venter and fullback Horn, who have been impressive across junior and senior provincial competitions over the past year, will line up in a match-day 23 which sees centre Wandisile Simelane and flyhalf Jordan Hendrikse make their return to the starting XV.
Johannesburg — There is the possibility, however slight it may seem, that the Tshituka brothers could still find themselves opposing the mighty Leinster on the RDS Arena pitch on Friday, according to Ricardo Loubscher.
Johannesburg - There is the possibility, however slight it may seem, that the Tshituka brothers could still find themselves opposing the mighty Leinster on the RDS Arena pitch on Friday, according to Ricardo Laubscher.