GAVIN RICH: Agonising miss for Lions, but they could learn from the Sharks
Maybe they should look at the Challenge Cup as a route to qualify for the ‘World Cup of club rugby’
03 June 2024 - 05:00
The intrigue surrounding the final round of the United Rugby Championship (URC) played out into the post match press conference after the Lions’ agonising defeat to the Stormers in Cape Town.
When Lions coach Ivan van Rooyen came into the press conference we congratulated him. With Edinburgh clearly condemned to a big defeat to Benetton in Treviso in a game that kicked off a quarter of an hour later, the perception was that their losing bonus point was enough to see the Lions into the playoffs...
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