The Lions will play in the European Champions Cup for the first time this season (Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile via Getty Images)The Johannesburg side will be looking to continue their upward trajectory after reaching the play-offs for the first timeThe Johannesburg…
The 10Bet Lions enter the 2026-27 United Rugby Championship season seeking to build upon their historic campaign from the previous year. Coach Ivan 'Cash' van Rooyen guided the Johannesburg-based squad to their first-ever URC play-offs and European Champions Cup qualification, despite a 59-10 quarter-final loss to Leinster in Dublin.
Fly-half Chris Smith stands as a pivotal contributor after finishing as the competition's second-highest point-scorer last season with 154 points. Van Rooyen's coaching group features assistants Jaque Fourie, Ricardo Loubscher, Wessel Roux, and Julian Redelinghuys, alongside emerging 19-year-old center Ethan 'The Tank' Adams.
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