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    Lions name squad for Australasian tour

    2020-02-20 17:08

    Cape Town - Lions head coach Ivan van Rooyen has named a 26-man squad that will depart for Australasia on their four-match Super Rugby tour.

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    The Bulls will take on the Waratahs (Friday, February 28 at 10:15 SA time), the Rebels (Saturday, March 7 at 10:15 SA time), the Blues (Saturday, March 14 at 08:05 SA time) and the Highlanders (Saturday, March 21 at 05:45 SA time).

    Van Rooyen has named 15 forwards and 11 backs with Elton Jantjies as captain. The Lions currently sit 9th on the overall Super Rugby log (4th in the SA conference) having won one game out of three so far this season.

    Lions Touring Squad

    Forwards

    Willem Alberts, Jan-Henning Campher, Hacjivah Dayimani, Jannie du Plessis, Pieter Jansen, Len Massyn, Marvin Orie, Carlu Sadie, Marnus Schoeman, Ruben Schoeman, Sti Sithole, Dylan Smith, Vincent Tshituka, Wilhelm van der Sluys, Frans van Wyk.

    Backs

    Andries Coetzee, Tyrone Green, Elton Jantjies, Dan Kriel, Manuel Rass, Shaun Reynolds, Wandisile Simelane, Courtnall Skosan, Jamba Ulengo, Morne van den Berg, Andre Warner

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    Fixtures

    Friday, 21 February 2020
    • Crusaders v Highlanders, Orangetheory Stadium 08:05
    Saturday, 22 February 2020
    • Rebels v Sharks, Mars Stadium 05:45
    • Chiefs v Brumbies, FMG Stadium Waikato 08:05
    • Reds v Sunwolves, Suncorp Stadium 10:15
    • Stormers v Jaguares, Cape Town 15:05
    • Bulls v Blues, Loftus Versfeld 17:15
    Friday, 28 February 2020
    • Highlanders v Rebels, Forsyth Barr Stadium 08:05
    • Waratahs v Lions, Bankwest Stadium 10:15

    Results

    16 February 2020
    15 February 2020
    14 February 2020
    09 February 2020
    08 February 2020
    07 February 2020
    02 February 2020
    01 February 2020
    31 January 2020

    Logs

    Rank Team P W Pts
    • Stormers (Q)
    • Jaguares (WC)
    • Sharks (wc)
    • Lions
    • Bulls

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