Lions

Lions Super 14 Provisional Team Announced

Super Rugby

9th January 2008

The Lions have named a provisional squad for the 2008 Super 14.

The Lions returned to training on Sunday, 6 January 2008 in preparation for the Super 14. Their first match is against Currie Cup champions the Vodacom Cheetahs on Saturday, 16 February in Bloemfontein.

Head Coach Eugene Eloff says on the Lions website that he was very proud of the players for the training they had done by themselves during the break.

‘I was in my element when I noticed that the whole group had been working extremely hard over December and they proved to me that I can trust them on their own and they will achieve goals.

“That is always a good sign for the future and of a professional rugby player. And this is the way I would like to coach this team’, Eloff said.

The 40 man provisional Lions Super 14 is as follows (in alphabetical order):

1. Alten Hulme
2. Andre Pretorius
3. Anton van Zyl
4. Chris Jonck
5. Cobus Grobbelaar
6. Cobus Grobler
7. Dewald Senekal
8. Doppies la Grange
9. Dusty Noble
10. Earl Rose
11. Ernst Joubert
12. Erwee Kember
13. Ethienne Reynecke
14. Eugene Maqwelana
15. Franco van der Merwe
16. Freddie van Zyl
17. Gavin Williamson
18. Gerhard Mostert
19. Gert Muller
20. Gert-Andries van der Merwe
21. Heini Gordon
22. Heinke van der Merwe
23. Jaco Pretorius
24. Jaco van Schalkwyk
25. Jannie Boshoff
26. Jano Vermaak
27. Jaque Fourie
28. JC Janse van Rensburg
29. Joe van Niekerk
30. Kaunda Ntunja
31. Louis Ludik
32. Louis Strydom
33. Michael Killian
34. Ryno Benjamin
35. Thabang Molefe
36. Theo van Wyk
37. Walter Venter
38. Wilhelm Koch
39. Willem Alberts
40. Willie Wepener