Lions coach Ackermann swings the axe for Stormers
Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has swung the axe and made changes to his
starting line up and replacements bench for this weekend's Super Rugby match
against the Stormers in Johannesburg.
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Lions sign Zebre lock Ferreira for Super Rugby
Tuesday 24 February 2015
Johannesburg based Super Rugby franchise the Lions have announced that they
have re-signed two current Super Rugby players and signed a new player.
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Sharks beat Lions in Durban
Friday 20 February 2015
The final match in the second round of Super Rugby is in Durban where the Sharks
will host the Lions in a South African derby clash
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Lions shuffle their forward pack for Sharks
Thursday 19 February 2015
Lions coach Johan Ackermann has named a team with several changes to the one
that lost to the Hurricanes for this weekend's Super Rugby match against the
Sharks in Durban
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Springbok prop returns to boost Lions for Sharks
Monday 16 February 2015
The Lions have confirmed that they came through their Super Rugby opening 8-22
loss to the Hurricanes with a clean bill of health and no new injuries.
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Hurricanes beat Lions in Johannesburg
Friday 13 February 2015
Super Rugby in South Africa kicks off in Johannesburg when the Lions host the
Hurricanes - a team they have not played since 2012.
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Lions name team for Hurricanes season opener
Tuesday 10 February 2015
Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has named his 23-man Super Rugby team to play
the Hurricanes in their season opening fixture on Friday
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Lions name 2015 Super Rugby playing squad
Friday 6 February 2015
The Golden Lions Rugby Union have named their 33-man squad that will compete
as the Lions for the 2015 Super Rugby season
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Lions name squad for pre-season warm ups
Thursday 29 January 2015
Johannesburg Super Rugby side the Lions have announced their team line-ups
for their warm up matches against a NWU-Pukke XV and the Leopards.
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Lions re-sign four of their Super Rugby stars
Sunday 25 January 2015
Johannesburg based Super Rugby side the Lions have announced that they have
re-signed several senior marquee players ahead of the 2015 season
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Ackermann hopes new sponsor gives Lions stability
Thursday 11 December 2014
Lions Super Rugby coach Johan Ackermann says that he hopes the announcement of his team's new sponsor will enable them to retain his core group of players.
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Lions re-sign head coach Ackermann for two years
Friday 3 October 2014
The Golden Lions Rugby Union have announced that they have re-signed Super Rugby and Currie Cup head coach Johan Ackermann for a further two years.
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Ackermann pleased with Lions 'best ever' season
Saturday 12 July 2014
Lions coach Johan Ackermann said that it was good to see "everything come together" in their 60-25 hammering of the Cheetahs in Johannesburg on Saturday.
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Lions finish on a high by smashing Cheetahs
Saturday 12 July 2014
The Lions finished the Super Rugby season with a 60-25 Super Rugby victory over the Cheetahs at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.
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Lions and Cheetahs hope to avoid wooden spoon
Friday 11 July 2014
The Lions' resolve will be tested for the last time in this year's Super Rugby competition when they must fend off a resurgent Cheetahs team in Johannesburg on Saturday to avoid the dreaded wooden spoon.
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Lions aim to give Van der Merwe happy send off
Friday 11 July 2014
The Johannesburg based Lions are hoping that they will be able to give stalwart lock Franco van der Merwe a memorable send-off in their final match of the Super Rugby season against the Cheetahs on Saturday.
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Lions beat Cheetahs in Johannesburg
Friday 11 July 2014
Out of the last five Super Rugby matches between the Johannesburg based Lions and the Bloemfontein based Cheetahs the Lions have won three and the Cheetahs two.
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Lions start 50 cap Jantjies against Cheetahs
Thursday 10 July 2014
Lions head coach Johan Ackermann has named his team to play the Cheetahs at Ellis Park on Saturday with Elton Jantjies starting at flyhalf in place of Marnitz Boshoff.
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Ackermann won't let Lions celebrate just yet
Saturday 5 July 2014
Lions coach Johan Ackermann says that they will not be popping any champagne after they surpassed their previous record of five matches in a season.
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Lions grind out victory over Melbourne Rebels
Saturday 5 July 2014
The Lions secured back to back Super Rugby victories when they beat the Melbourne Rebels 34-17 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.
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Van der Merwe returns for Lions to face Rebels
Tuesday 1 July 2014
The Lions have named their team to play the Melbourne Rebels at Ellis Park on Friday with Franco van der Merwe returning to the starting line up.
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Jantjies to play in Japan after Super Rugby
Tuesday 10 June 2014
Lions flyhalf Elton Jantjies has joined the every growing exodus of Super Rugby players leaving home to play rugby in Japan.
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Ackermann : Lions were hungry for the win
Monday 2 June 2014
Lions coach Johan Ackerman says that their 32-21 Super Rugby victory had been driven by the players wanting to show that they were better than the results they achieved on tour.
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Lions pull off shock win & all but end Bulls chances
Saturday 31 May 2014
The Lions all but ended the Bulls chances of reaching the play offs when they beat the Pretoria side 32-21 in Johannesburg.
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Ackermann makes six Lions changes for Bulls
Wednesday 28 May 2014
Lions coach Johan Ackermann has made several changes to his Super Rugby team to play in the Juskei derby battle against the Bulls at Ellis Park on Saturday.
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