SUPER RUGBY
Lions backline ready for Jaguares
The team's defence line has let in 20 tries in five Super Rugby matches so far
Changes to coaching staff have not led to the Lions leaking more tries at the start of this season. Centre Harold Vorster‚ one of the backline organisers‚ insists the changes in their defensive system have been minimal since former head coach Johan Ackermann and defence coach JP Ferreira packed their bags for Europe in 2017. The Lions have let in 20 tries in their five matches thus far in Super Rugby‚ conceding on average four tries per match. In 2017 they let in 27 tries in the league stages at just 1.8 tries per match. But they also made a shaky start in 2017 as their opponents ran in 15 tries in their first five games. Vorster‚ however‚ insists that the coaching staff under Swys de Bruin has not tinkered too much with the system Ferreira left in place before leaving for Munster. "They know the system‚" reassured Vorster about the coaching staff. "There hasn’t been radical change. Coach Joey [Mongalo] has his own way of coaching‚ his own system. There are definitely no big changes...
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