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Lions at near full strength for Stormers warm-up

Tuesday 24 January 2012

The Lions have named their team to face the Stormers in their first Super Rugby warm-up game for the 2012 season.
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Strauss to captain 2012 Lions in Super Rugby

Thursday 19 January 2012

Lions coach John Mitchell has confirmed that No 8 Josh Strauss will captain the Lions in the upcoming Super Rugby tournament and centre Doppies la Grange will be vice-captain.
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Lions forced to defend bankruptcy claims

Tuesday 17 January 2012

Golden Lions Rugby Union President Kevin de Klerk has denied allegations that the Johannesburg union is "cash-strapped" ahead of the upcoming Super Rugby season.
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Jantjies to miss Lions Super Rugby warm ups

Thursday 12 January 2012

Lions fly half Elton Jantjies will miss his team's Super Rugby warm up matches due to a broken hand but should be fit by the start of the Super Rugby season.
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Pumas duo join Lions wider Super Rugby squad

Wednesday 11 January 2012

The Lions have given the Pumas duo of Doppies le Roux and Marius Coetzer a chance to book a place in the Lions Super Rugby squad after they were added to the Lions wider Super Rugby group.
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Lions to warm up for Super Rugby in Cape Town

Thursday 8 December 2011

The Golden Lions will warm up for the new Super Rugby series by playing in a Tri-series in Cape Town with matches against the Sharks and Stormers.
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Lions signing up plenty of young rugby talent

Thursday 3 November 2011

The Golden Lions have made a number of signings ahead of the 2012 Super Rugby season as they look to follow on from their Currie Cup victory.
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Lions to keep Super Rugby at Coca Cola Park

Monday 17 October 2011

The Lions have revealed that they will not be moving any of their Super Rugby matches away from Coca Cola Park to the Soccer City Complex which was rebuilt for the Football World cup.
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Mitchell not interested in Lions partners

Friday 5 August 2011

Despite the new Super Rugby format requiring teams to have greater player depth, the Lions are not expected to make use of their alliance with the Leopards and Pumas in the near future.
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Lions scrum-half Kockott to join Castres

Friday 22 July 2011

Lions scrumhalf Rory Kockott has agreed to join French Top 14 Rugby team Castres on a temporary contract.
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Lions confirm Bok Prop Van der Linde signing

Thursday 21 July 2011

The Golden Lions Rugby Union have confirmed the signing of Springbok 2007 Rugby World Cup winner, Prop CJ van der Linde from Western Province.
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Lions could be kicked out of Super Rugby

Monday 4 July 2011

Former Lions business partner Robert Gumede has warned that the Lions could be kicked out of Super Rugby by the 2013 season.
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Lions resisted change from their investors

Saturday 2 July 2011

One of the strongest statements made last year by former Golden Lions Rugby Union investor Robert Gumede has come back to haunt him.
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Golden Lions are bankrupt : Guma report

Friday 1 July 2011

The Golden Lions Rugby Union are totally bankrupt according to a document sent to GLRU president Kevin de Klerk by the GumaTAC Group.
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Lions and BEE partners go separate ways

Tuesday 28 June 2011

The Golden Lions Rugby Union have confirmed that their Black Economic Empowerment Partners GUMA TAC have terminated their agreement with the Lions.
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Butch James suspended for four weeks

Thursday 16 June 2011

Lions flyhalf Butch James been suspended for four weeks after being found guilty of dangerous play.
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Butch James kept on ice for another day
Lions flanker's suspension cut by a week
Mitchell admits Lions are a long way off
Butch James cited for dangerous tackle
Lions and Sharks draw in Johannesburg

Overall Super Rugby table and standings
Conference leaders.
	Team	Nation	P	W	L	D	B	PF	PA	PD	Bp	Ttl
1.	Reds	()	15	12	3	0	2	410	298	112	6	62
2.	Stormers	()	15	11	4	0	2	356	223	133	6	58
3.	Crusaders	()	15	10	4	1	2	420	264	156	7	57
	Wild card teams
4.	Blues	()	15	9	5	1	2	372	319	53	10	56
5.	Bulls	()	15	10	5	0	2	393	344	49	5	53
6.	Sharks	()	15	9	5	1	2	381	316	65	7	53

7.	Waratahs	()	15	9	6	0	2	357	245	112	8	52
8.	Highlanders	()	15	8	7	0	2	280	310	-30	5	45
9.	Hurricanes	()	15	5	8	2	2	319	382	-63	9	41
10.	Chiefs	()	15	6	8	1	2	321	329	-8	6	40
11.	Cheetahs	()	15	5	10	0	2	401	393	8	11	39
12..	W.Force	()	15	4	9	2	2	306	392	-86	5	33
13.	Brumbies	()	15	4	10	1	2	307	396	-89	7	33
14.	Lions	()	16	3	12	1	1	351	477	-126	7	25
15.	Rebels	()	15	3	12	0	2	257	543	-286	3	23

Ackermann backs Lions new depth in forwards