The Lions have a big job to do this weekend in Durban if they have any hope of finishing with the most points across all of Super Rugby’s logs‚ which would ensure home advantage for the duration of the play-offs. Standing in the Lions’ way are the Sharks and New Zealand’s Crusaders‚ who have 63 points to the Lions’ 61. The top two sides are guaranteed the top two seeds going into the play-offs, but the Lions would prefer not to travel to Christchurch for a final. In 2016, the Lions missed out on the overall top place in the standings and travelled to Wellington to face the Hurricanes in the final after impressive home play-off wins against the Crusaders and Highlanders. They never really emerged from the blocks in the final and were left to rue what might have been had the showpiece been played at Ellis Park. There is a good chance history could repeat itself after the Lions took a "B team" to Argentina to play the Jaguares earlier this season‚ and lost. They did the same in 2016 an...
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