Rugby

The Emirates Lions to host the Hurricanes at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday in the semi-final of the Vodacom Super Rugby is unchanged from their quarter final match against the Sharks last weekend. The 2017 team has scored 84 tries thus far, breaking the 2016 record of 81 team tries, with play-offs remaining. Their opposition for the semi, the Hurricanes...

Emirates Lions vs Cell C Sharks: 22 July 2017 @ 14:30 Ruan Combrinck will reach the milestone of 50 Super Rugby caps when he runs out at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday for the Vodacom Super Rugby quarter final against the Cell C Sharks. The same team will run out against the Sharks as last weekend. Other Super Rugby stats up to...

Rohan Janse van Rensburg returns to action for the Emirates Lions when they travel to Durban to face the Cell C Sharks in Durban on Saturday. Janse van Rensburg was injured early in the season against the Stormers. He made his return to action last weekend in the Supersport Rugby Challenge semi-final in Mdantsane.  The match kicks off at 17:15. ...

All the Springboks and SA ‘A’ players are back for the Emirates Lions in their Vodacom Super Rugby encounter with the Sunwolves at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday (17:15) with the exception of captain Warren Whiteley.

Emirates Airline Park aims to draw the largest crowd since 1993 where over 60 000 supporters crowded the then Ellis Park Stadium.

Please take note that the above mentioned match is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 24 June 2017 at Emirates Airline Park. We are urging fans to arrive early for the match to avoid heavy traffic. You are advised to allow extra time to travel to the game, park and get to your suites/seats before the game. The gates and parking areas will open at 13h00.

The Golden Lions Rugby Union, hosts of the Under 18 Craven Week at St Stithians College from 17-22 July in Johannesburg, has included nine players in their final Under 18 Craven Week side that was part of the team that were in action in the main event against Western Province at the Week in 2016.

The Emirates Lions coaches have made only two changes when they host the Southern Kings at Emirates Airline Park on Sunday (28 May).

The Emirates Lions host the Vodacom Bulls at home at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday 20 May after returning from Australia, winning all three their Vodacom Super Rugby matches on tour and becoming the first ever South African team to do so. The coaches have made three changes for the Bulls encounter with a new front row of Jacques van...

The Emirates Lions team to face the Rebels in Melbourne at AAMI Park on Saturday (07:00 SA time) shows three changes.